Mu Ci put on shoes and socks for Ye An. The aphrodisiac in Ye An had worn off, and his waist was sore that he felt tired even moving his fingers. But now he became restless and kept twisting his toes mischievously, causing trouble for Mu Ci.

Mu Ci gently scratched his snow-white instep and said, "Do you want to go barefoot? Don't move."

Ye An thought it was not bad to be naked, so he simply stepped on his feet barefoot, put his arms around his neck, held his face and looked at him from left to right. He loved him so much that he almost announced to the whole world that he and Big Brother Mu were already married, and Big Brother Mu was finally his.

"Brother Mu..."

Ye An grinned foolishly and moved his face forward. Mu Ci did not dodge and slowly pressed his lips against his. Ye An got the kiss he wished for.

Ye An continued to smile foolishly. Brother Mu’s lips tasted a hundred times better than in his dreams!

Mu Ci said: "Xiao An..."

Ye An couldn't stop smiling.

Mu Ci had no choice but to close his mouth and pat his cheek.

"Xiao An, I am the eldest son in the family, and I have two younger brothers. I don't have to worry about having children. My mother likes you very much, and my father is a kind person. They all get along very well..."

Ye An came back to his senses and asked, "Brother Mu, why are you saying this?"

Mu Ci curled his lips: "I want to ask if you are willing to marry me."

Ye An: “…”

Ye An was so happy that his voice changed: "Brother Mu, you want to marry me?!"

Although the Wei Dynasty allowed men to marry each other, not many were willing to marry because most men were unable to have heirs. Mu Ci didn't even care about his offspring. Compared to those male concubines in the harem who only wanted him to have children, Brother Mu treated him better.

Besides, it’s not impossible to have children.

Ye An thought that they had done it twice in total. One time, he used an aphrodisiac and there seemed to be a small misunderstanding. The other time, he and Brother Mu had resolved the misunderstanding. In that situation, he couldn't stop even if he wanted to. None of the contraceptive methods Ye Le taught him worked, and Brother Mu didn't get out in the end...

Ye An's face turned red. Could he be pregnant?

When doing it, I was just obsessed with the other person. Now I feel a little scared. What if he gets possessed? His luck can't be that good, right?

...Forget it, Ye An touched his belly and thought, if it’s pregnant, then give birth. It’s not like Brother Mu and I can’t afford to raise the child.

Anyway, we will have to do it many times in the future, so let nature take its course when it comes to having a baby.

Mu Ci just said he wanted to marry him, and Ye An was overjoyed. However, Brother Mu didn't know his identity yet, so Ye An tried to test Mu Ci's attitude: "Brother Mu, can I marry you?"

Mu Ci didn't care much about who got married, and said with a smile: "If you insist, you can marry me."

"Brother Mu, you are so kind..." Ye An hugged his waist tightly, rested his chin on his shoulder, and said worriedly, "But I have another very important thing that I have to hide from you. If you find out about it in the future, can you forgive me?"

Mu Ci smiled: "Did you kill someone or set a fire?"

Ye An was startled: "That's not the case..."

Mu Ci said: "Everyone has secrets in life, even me, there are things I haven't told you. From now on, you can tell me what you want to tell me. As long as it's not murder or arson, I will forgive you."

Ye An: “…”

Ye An's eyes felt a little sore. With this promise, he felt much more at ease.

"Brother Mu, I won't keep it from you for long. I'll tell you next time we meet, okay?"

"Okay." Mu Ci rubbed his head and said, "Do you still recognize the person who drugged you?"

Ye An shook his head. He was not in his right mind at that time. He only knew that the person who took him away in the carriage and the person who wanted to force him later were the same person, judging by the smell. That person was beaten by Mu Ci. Mu Ci had to take care of Ye An and took Ye An to find Jiang Jing, so he didn't take care of that person. He must have escaped. Moreover, that person was obviously not the same one who appeared in the room before, claiming to be Ye An’s "enemy" but left on his own when the effect of his drug took effect.

There was a condescending aura in the words of "enemy". Knowing his identity, he did not take the emperor seriously. Ye An had a hunch that this person should be a person of noble status and was very familiar with the original body. There was another point he couldn't understand. If the aphrodisiac was used to seek revenge, why didn't this man do it himself and instead send someone else to do it? He had heard of perverts who enjoyed watching rape, but the "enemy" did not linger for long, which showed that he did not have that kind of fetish.

It seems that after returning to the palace, I have to send secret guards to investigate the princes and nobles carefully.

...Back, back to the palace?

Ye An's face turned pale: "Brother Mu, what time is it?"

He completely forgot about going back to the palace. This time he went to the Dongling Palace first, then to the flower market. From being abducted to being found, to taking the aphrodisiac, he felt groggy and before he knew it, it was already the next day.

Mu Ci said: "Chen time."

Ye An: “…”

Ye An hurriedly said: "Brother Mu, I haven't been home all night, I have to go back, I..."

He held Mu Ci's hand, his eyes revealing a deep reluctance to let go. Big Brother Mu just said he wanted to marry him, and he patted his butt and left, as if he was being heartless...

Ye An was just a young boy who had just begun to fall in love. He tried hard to get rid of the strange thoughts and said in a trembling voice: "Brother Mu, please kiss me again... I, I want to be with Brother Mu every day..."

Mu Ci couldn't bear to let him go, so he hugged him tightly and kissed him on the lips, resisting the urge to hug him again.

Ye An kissed his cheek, and after that he whispered "Huai Xuan" in his ear, then ran away.

This was Ye An's inexplicable insistence. Sister Jing had already called Brother Mu by his courtesy name, so he wanted to call him that too!

Mu Ci was stunned for a moment, touched the place where he was kissed and chuckled. Should he tell the confused Ye Xiaoan that his name was for friends only, and that husband and wife should call each other something else?

Ye An and Mu Ci agreed to meet again in three days, so he returned to Ye Mansion first. He blew the jade whistle as usual, but the person who appeared in front of him was another secret guard with a completely different appearance and figure from An.

Among the dark guards formed by the original body, there are twenty people with abilities similar to An Yi, and they are named from An Yi to Dark Twenty. If something happens to An Yi, any one of the other nineteen can take over the position of leader of the dark guards.

Ye An had the most contact with An Yi, but this time it was An Er who responded to the Jade Whistle. Ye An asked in embarrassment, "Why is it you? Where is An Yi?"

An Er said respectfully, "My Lord, I am here to guard the Ye Mansion. My Lord was kidnapped yesterday, and An Yi led several brothers to chase him, but he has not returned yet."

Ye An was shocked. Later he learned from Mu Ci that a group of people had kidnapped him. Mu Ci also mentioned that An Yi had helped block the attack. But An Yi hasn't shown up yet. Could he be in danger?

Ye An ordered An Er to take him back to the palace quickly, and organized other secret guards to search for An Yi. However, An Yi seemed to be missing, and no matter how the secret guards searched, they could not get any news.

After returning to the palace, everything was normal in Ruixuexuan. Ranmei was always worried about Ye An and she had gotten used to it. Ye An used to confide in Ranmei whenever he encountered a little grievance. But this time, when he was really in danger, he didn't dare to tell Ranmei. There are many people in the palace and they have many different opinions. Those people have grudges against him and have considerable power in their hands. And if you think about it carefully, the days when he leaves the palace and his whereabouts are erratic, so how could the thieves know? There must be helpers of those people in the palace... If Wen Ziran knew about it, he might drag Ran Mei into danger. Therefore, Ye An decided to let the secret guards find out the other party's origins before making any plans.

Wen Ziran was not interested in other things. He was more concerned about the progress of the emperor and Master Mu. Seeing that Ye An looked tired and had to support his waist from time to time even though he had not changed his clothes, Wen Ziran guessed that the emperor and Master Mu were about to get married.

Wen Ziran smiled and said, "Congratulations, Your Majesty. Maybe in a few days there will be a new favorite concubine in the palace."

It has to be said that Wen Ziran has the potential to be a favorite concubine. She is good at observing people's words and expressions, and Ye An particularly likes to listen to what he says.

Ye An said proudly: "Are you afraid of falling out of favor, sister Ran?"

Wen Ziran pursed his lips and smiled: "Yes. If Master Mu enters the palace, I am afraid it will be difficult for me to see the emperor."

Ye An hurriedly said, "No. Ziran, you are my good friend and have helped me a lot. I will still come to Ruixuexuan to see you often, and I will do what I promised you. Ziran, when you need my help, please tell me."

Wen Ziran was just playing the role of a concubine who had fallen out of favor in advance, but she didn't expect the emperor to be so serious. Wen Ziran herself laughed.

"Thank you, Your Majesty. I am so happy that you have found someone who understands you. If I ever leave the palace, I will still be your good friend and will pray for your safety and happiness for the rest of my life."

Ye An talked with Wen Ziran for a while and returned to Xuande Hall leisurely. The eunuch guarding the gate of Xuande Hall knelt down and trembled when he saw him. Ye An was open-minded and didn't care. He wanted to find Li Yao as if nothing had happened. Unexpectedly, he saw the Queen Mother sitting in the main hall with a cold face. It was obvious that she had been waiting inside for a long time.

Ye An was so frightened that he broke out in a cold sweat. He finally understood why the eunuch at the door was so scared. But after traveling here for so long, he also knew that the Queen Mother would not harm him. He bravely asked, "When did my father come?"

The Queen Mother said coldly, "I have been waiting in Xuande Palace all night. An'er, did you really stay in Ruixuexuan all night?"

Ye An was surprised. Why would the empress dowager ask such a question? If she didn't suspect him, why did she suddenly wait for him in Xuande Hall? But if he had doubts... why didn't he just go to Ruixuexuan and expose him?

Ye An thought of the thieves who kidnapped him. He didn't want to drag Ran Mei into the water, but the Queen Mother had power and means in the palace, so he didn't have to worry about her safety. Moreover, the Queen Mother was very likely to know who were her original enemies. Ye An experienced a struggle between himself and himself, and decided to reveal his experience to the Queen Mother appropriately. If he didn't say it, he didn't know how to get out of his current predicament.

Ye An thought about it hastily and decided to tell half the truth first: "I really can't hide it from my father. I only stayed in Ruixuexuan for an hour, and then I suddenly wanted to go out of the palace for a walk, so I asked the secret guards to take me out."

Ye An had no idea how much the Queen Mother knew, so he took all the responsibility for leaving the palace without permission on himself. He had also told Wen Ziran countless times that this was a crime that Wen Ziran could not afford to bear.

The Queen Mother was somewhat surprised that the Emperor could tell the truth so easily. She calmed down a little and said, "I am not against you leaving the palace, but I am worried about your safety. A son of a wealthy family cannot stay in the palace. What if something happens to you..."

Ye An took the opportunity to say: "Father is right, I know I was wrong, this time when I went out, I really met a thief..."

Queen Mother: “…”

Ye An successfully played a clever trick and directed the Queen Mother's anger from himself to the thieves. When he vividly described how the thieves stuffed him into a carriage and abducted him, the Queen Mother directly crushed a teacup, and the warm tea spilled all over the floor.

"What happened next?"

Although the Queen Mother's tone was calm, Ye An could already sense that if the thief was caught in the future, he would most likely be tortured to death by slicing.

"Later...Tingwei Shi Mu Gongzi passed by and saved me."

Ye An did not dare to say that he had been drugged and had sex with Master Mu. The Queen Mother had originally disagreed with Mu Ci entering the palace. What if he refused to acknowledge it and was forced to break up the couple? Or he should sleep with Brother Mu a few more times and wait until they had a child. Then, maybe for the sake of the dragon heir, the Queen Mother would allow them to get married with the child.

Yes, isn’t it common in operas to see the emperor bringing his pregnant concubine back to the palace? Although he is the one who is pregnant here, the principle is almost the same. For the Queen Mother, cooking the rice already done was not enough, so it would be safer to steam it together with the buns.

But he hasn't confessed his true identity to Brother Mu yet...but compared to the past when Brother Mu didn't like him, this is already a big improvement.

The eight characters finally have a clue!

The Queen Mother temporarily believed Ye An's words. Regarding Mu Ci's contribution in saving the emperor, the Queen Mother only said indifferently: "He has made a great contribution this time. The Emperor should remember to reward him generously."

As for how the emperor and Master Mu spent the long night alone, the empress dowager did not mention it at all. This indeed showed that the empress dowager was on guard against Mu Ci and had no intention of letting Mu Ci enter the palace.

The Queen Mother asked about the thief's appearance again. Ye An didn't see it clearly, but he memorized the conversation between him and the thief from beginning to end. The Queen Mother's face changed again and again. She stood up and paced anxiously in the hall several times.

The Queen Mother asked, "Did he really tell you that?"

Ye An nodded. Although he concealed the details about the aphrodisiac out of selfishness, he repeated most of the words verbatim.

The Queen Mother said in a deep voice: "How dare you kidnap the Emperor! You don't have to intervene in this matter, just leave it to me. I will definitely catch this man and vent your anger for you!"

The Queen Mother lost her temper for a while, and seemed tired. She did not continue to ask questions. She asked the eunuchs to help her walk to the palace gate. Ye An was secretly rejoicing when the Queen Mother turned around and said, "An'er, the thieves are your enemies, so you must not underestimate them. From today on, I will send two of my eunuchs to guard you. I will not interfere with your behavior in the palace, but for your safety, you must not leave the palace without permission. If you want to turn over the name card of the concubines, order Li Yao to summon them to Xuande Palace."

The Empress Dowager meant that he was not allowed to stay anywhere else except the Xuande Hall. Ye An had left the palace secretly, so it didn't matter whether the Empress Dowager allowed it or not, but he couldn't go to Ruixuexuan, which... was very inconvenient. He also made an appointment with Brother Mu to meet in three days...

Ye An said unwillingly: "Father, I am safe in the palace. I promise I will not run away secretly in the future..."

The Queen Mother did not even turn her head and said without allowing any room for argument: "I am doing this for your own good."

He ignored Ye An and walked away.

For three days in a row, wherever Ye An went, he was accompanied by eunuchs sent by the empress dowager, even when he went to the toilet. These two eunuchs were skilled in martial arts and did not care what the emperor did. They just had to see the emperor with their own eyes every half hour. Ye An could not go to other palaces, so he could only summon Wen Ziran to Xuande Hall. Knowing that the empress dowager did not make things difficult for Ran's sister, Ye An felt relieved.

How did the Queen Mother become suspicious of him? Ye An couldn't figure it out, and Wen Ziran was also confused.

The three-day deadline was about to arrive, and Ye An had to deliver a letter to Mu Ci. He could not write a few words in ancient times, so he could only ask Wen Ziran to write a letter for him, and then give it to Li Yao to send it to the Taifu Mansion to Mu Ci.

Fortunately, the Queen Mother really just wanted to protect him and not let him leave the palace, nor did she restrict Ye An's people. When Li Yao went to deliver the letter, he only said that he did not see Mu Ci in person, but he had handed the letter to the servants of the Mu Mansion, and the other party promised to deliver it to Mu Ci as soon as possible.

Ye An could only wait.

He had originally planned to tell Mu Ci his true identity in three days. Since he couldn't say it in person, he would write a letter instead, hoping that Mu Ci would understand for the sake of their relationship.

After all, Brother Mu promised him that this was not murder or arson, Ye An thought confidently.

He was detained by the Queen Mother and could not go out. Seeing that the talent show was about to start, it would not be difficult to stop Mu Li from being selected. Ye An even hoped that Mu Ci could participate in the talent show on behalf of Mu Li. He had not had time to eat for the past three days. He thought over and over again. How could he steam buns without even seeing her? Forget about getting married with a baby. He could only hope that he would choose Mu Ci during the talent show. The Queen Mother would not be able to refuse in public and would have to accept it.

Maybe the selection will become an opportunity for Mu Ci to enter the palace.

"Since Ye is Ye, please ask Brother Mu to participate in the election and fulfill my wish."

Ye An asked Wen Ziran to write this in the letter.

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