Ye An hurriedly ordered An Yi to go to the imperial kitchen to get some cucumbers, smashed them, and applied them around the eye sockets.

In modern times, I heard that cucumbers can beautify the skin, but I haven't studied the specific operation. I heard that it should be applied on the skin. At this time, Ye Xiaoan could only try any possible means. After applying the skin on for half an hour, in addition to feeling a little cold, the dark circles were still there.

Ye An desperately wondered whether he should put on a blindfold and go to the appointment like Zorro.

Wen Ziran smiled and said, "Your Majesty, even if you really wear a blindfold, you can still see it. In my humble opinion, if the other party also likes you, he should not care about these."

...makes sense!

Ye An didn't bother with the crushed cucumber anymore. He packed up and picked out a colorful silk shirt. In order to play the role of the landlord's stupid son well, Ye An took great pains. It was not enough to just pick out good materials. Inlaying with gold and silver was the minimum requirement. If he was not afraid of revealing his identity, a dragon robe would have been a good choice.

The emperor, who was elegant and graceful, suddenly became the son of a wealthy family. This time, for fear that his clothes did not have enough gold and silver, he specially put several jewel rings on his fingers. Wen Ziran really could not accurately describe his feelings at the moment. This complicated, heart-wrenching feeling, as well as the urge to hit someone, was actually the embarrassment that the emperor often talked about.

Ye An spread the news that he wanted to spend a night with Concubine Wen, left a substitute in Ruixuexuan and left. Wen Ziran also wanted to slip away, so Ye An ordered the secret guards to prepare a substitute for him. The concubines who came to provoke him last time were so scared that they dared not come. As long as he ordered people to close the door, no one would dare to disturb him. Just as Wen Ziran was about to leave, Ruixuexuan welcomed several unexpected people.

Ye An stood where he waited for Mu Ci last time, feeling a little nervous. He had been idle these days and had flipped through all the books in Huanhuatang. The empress dowager asked him to try to read a few memorials, which Ye An could understand, but he was still confused about how to deal with them. According to the empress dowager's guidance, Ye An learned some of his original body's ways of dealing with things, and although he stumbled a bit, he made some progress after all. However, Tutor Mu and the Chief Justice were still under investigation and there had been no progress.

Ye An didn’t know what happened in between, maybe he would understand everything when he met Brother Mu.

After thinking all night, he came up with such a thing to get close to the emperor. He also wanted to test Brother Mu's opinion on the emperor. After all, he was the emperor who wanted to marry Brother Mu as his concubine. If Brother Mu also liked him, it would be the best of both worlds. On this basis, it would make sense to think about whether to have a child or not.

Ye An had waited for Mu Ci before and was ready for a protracted battle. This time, Mu Ci arrived on time. Ye An discovered that Brother Mu, who usually wore dark-colored tights before, was now wearing a gorgeous scarlet brocade robe with floral patterns, tied around his waist with a leather belt. He had a dignified body and a face as handsome as jade.

Ye An was reluctant to take his eyes away. Both of them were red-faced, but Yang Shuxuan looked frivolous and seductive, while his elder brother Mu was a gentleman, which made Ye Xiaoan want to pounce on him and rub against him.

By the way, he was the one who took the initiative to make an appointment with Brother Mu today. Did Brother Mu wear this specially for him?

Maybe it's true. People always need a little fantasy to have hope.

Ye An glanced at Mu Ci, and coincidentally Mu Ci was also looking at him.

Just as their eyes met, Ye An's face turned red. He lowered his head to take a look at his clothes, which were a tasteless mix of red and green. Walking beside Brother Mu, he looked like a short peacock with a pair of dark circles under his eyes.

Ye An calmed down instantly and heard Mu Ci laugh and say, "Xiao An, did you not sleep well?"

"Not bad."

Ye Xiaoan couldn't say that he was so excited that he couldn't sleep, that would be too obvious.

"Today is Chinese Valentine's Day, Brother Mu, can we go shopping together?"

Ye An asked Ran Mei about this and learned that the street where the teahouse is located is quite lively during festivals. There is an ancient bridge nearby called Quexian, which was built specifically to commemorate the Chinese Valentine's Day. At the head of the bridge stands a hundred-year-old phoenix tree with colorful embroidered bags hung on the branches. According to legend, on Chinese Valentine's Day, as long as you put a note with two people's names written on it into the embroidered bag and hang it on the branch, you will be blessed by the gods. As long as the tree does not fall, there will be continuous marriages, so this tree is also called the marriage tree.

Ran Mei said that she had already put his name and the man in her family's name on the list, and Ye Xiaoan also wanted to secretly put his and Brother Mu's names on the list. Although gods may not exist, praying is a kind of expression of the heart, who wouldn't like it?

Ye An was afraid that Mu Ci would not go, so he tried hard to say, "Brother Mu, I want to go to the marriage tree over at Quexian Bridge. You know, I just moved to the Imperial City and have never seen that tree. I heard it is very lively..."

Mu Ci said: "Okay, let's go and take a look."

Ye An made an appointment with Mu Ci just to be alone with him. He ordered the secret guards to stay as far away as possible in advance. Mu Ci left while he was talking, and Ye An hurriedly followed him.

Mu Ci was used to walking alone. People who practiced martial arts walked very fast. There were many pedestrians on the street, and Ye An gradually fell behind. He was embarrassed to ask Mu Ci to stop and wait for him, and he was a little anxious. A few figures in front of him swayed for a moment, and when he looked again, Mu Ci had disappeared.

Ye An was horrified, and soon Mu Ci's voice came into his ears: "Xiao An, why didn't you call me?"

It turned out that Mu Ci found that he didn't keep up, so he turned back.

Ye An smiled embarrassedly, and when he walked away again, Mu Ci obviously slowed down his pace for him.

Ye Xiaoan's heart was pounding and he really wanted to run up and hold Brother Mu's hand which was behind his back.

He did so, and through his sleeve, he could still feel the other person's warm palm. Mu Ci was stunned for a moment, then turned around and looked at him. Ye An pretended to be innocent and knew nothing. Mu Ci didn't say much. When they left again, it was Mu Ci who held his hand.

Ye An was secretly delighted, wondering if he was not far from success!

The two people walked slowly along the street, and their tense mood gradually relaxed. Qixi Festival is a lively festival. Along the way, you can see lotus lanterns floating on the moat for praying. Young girls wash and comb their hair with river water while singing beautiful songs.

There are many people celebrating the festival, and there are also many vendors on the street. There were people selling flowers and leaves for young girls to dye their nails. Ye An mischievously bought a large bunch and accidentally dyed two of his fingers red. There were people leading girls to plant bean seedlings, so Ye An followed and sprinkled some soil.

"What is this used for?" Ye An asked.

The woman planting bean sprouts pursed her lips and smiled: "Young man, this is to pray for a child."

Ye An was so scared that he quickly threw away everything in his hands. Mu Ci couldn't help laughing.

When we arrived at the famous marriage tree, we saw that the branches were indeed heavy with embroidered bags for praying for blessings. Ye An was eager to try it out. He had already asked someone to prepare an exquisite sachet and wrote his name on it. The only thing left was to hang it up.

Mu Ci suddenly realized: "So you are here to seek marriage."

"yes."

Ye An's face turned red, thinking to himself, I am here to ask for marriage with you, Brother Mu.

Mu Ci smiled and said, "Then I wish you all the best."

"I will!" Ye An said excitedly: "Brother Mu, let me hang up the embroidery bag first..."

"Um……"

Mu Ci's eyes were full of the shy boy holding the sachet. Perhaps it was because he was older, he could hardly smile when he should have been happy for his friend. He silently let go of the hand he had been holding and watched coldly as the boy tiptoed into the crowd.

But there were too many people in front of the marriage tree, three layers inside and three layers outside, and Ye An couldn't squeeze in at all. Finally, he looked at Mu Ci with a sad face.

Mu Ci said: "If you can trust me, I will help you."

Ye An was not polite at all and handed the embroidered bag to Mu Ci. He had written the name on the bag, and it was most appropriate for Brother Mu to hang it.

Mu Ci spotted an empty branch at a higher place, jumped up, and tied the embroidered bag accurately. But after he came down, he didn't hold his hand again.

Ye An suddenly had the illusion that he was picking up sesame seeds and losing watermelons.

He smiled awkwardly in confusion and turned around to look at the sachet hanging on the branch. This sachet was made by the best embroiderer in the palace. It was embroidered with exquisite twin lotus flowers and decorated with silk ribbons at the bottom. It fluttered in the wind, making Ye An, who felt a little lost, full of courage again.

"Brother Mu, let's go somewhere else."

Ye An took the initiative to tug at Mu Ci's sleeve. As they were strolling around, maybe it was time to confess his feelings.

Mu Ci nodded.

At this moment, Ye An felt someone among the crowded people behind him gently touch his leg.

He frowned in dissatisfaction, thinking that it would be easy to bump into people when there were so many people around. But after a while, someone touched his leg again. The reason he was sure of it was that the person's action was too presumptuous and full of teasing.

I didn't expect that there was also sexual harassment in ancient times. When strangers touched the places where you lived, it felt like you were bitten by flies and bedbugs, which was very disgusting.

Ye An glanced behind him and determined from his position that it was a middle-aged man with an honest appearance. He wondered whether he should expose him, but he was a man. In the eyes of some people, in this era, it was nothing for a man to be touched. So what would it matter even if he was caught?

While he was thinking, the hand became unbridled again. Ye An could no longer bear it and pinched the back of his hand hard. The man groaned and was about to pull his hand back, but was held firmly by another person.

Mu Ci asked sternly, “What are you doing?”

The man felt severe pain in his wrist and said hurriedly, "No, nothing..."

"Is stealing okay?"

Mu Ci's gaze was like a sharp sword. When the man was about to explain, he found a bulging old purse in his arms. The boy who had just been bullied by him turned around and shouted that he had stolen the money. The man had no way to defend himself and was cursed by the onlookers. Later, An Yi sent two secret guards to pretend to be the court judge and took the man away for "interrogation".

Ye An said: "Brother Mu, thank you for what you said just now..."

There was no crime of indecent assault in ancient times. Ye An suddenly had an idea. While the man's attention was on Mu Ci, he slipped the purse into his pocket without anyone noticing. After all, taking advantage of him was still stealing, so he should be thrown in jail and suffer!

It's just that the wretched man came too quickly, and he didn't have time to mention it to Mu Ci. However, Mu Ci understood his intention almost at the same time, and helped him to drive the man away. Ye An thought that he and Brother Mu really had a tacit understanding.

Mu Ci's expression was still somewhat unfriendly, and he did not respond when Ye An took the initiative to talk to him.

Ye An was puzzled and said with a wry smile: "Brother Mu, do you think I am frivolous and that's why you are pestered by me?"

Mu Ci suppressed his emotions for a moment before saying, "It has nothing to do with you. I was just angry at myself for noticing it until I was so close."

"...Brother Mu."

Ye An felt a pang in his heart and inadvertently glanced at the marriage tree. The embroidered bag that was there before was gone.

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