Chapter 186: Eleven, what happened? He's so well behaved all of a sudden.

The previous plot has already been completed, so he shouldn't be wrong.

This really... came unexpectedly.

Yun Qingshi was even unable to describe his current mood. He just felt that his heart was floating and had no sense of reality.

Yes, with some people and some things, you can never predict when it will be the last time you meet them.

Fortunately, he went to see Bai Ze and the others today.

That's fine, there's no need to feel regretful. Life is always like this, so just look forward.

Let Jing Lei stay in the palace. Firstly, he has no chance to take him away. Secondly, he seems to have discovered that Jing Lei and Mo Qilin are in love with each other.

Besides, the food in the palace is so good. After he escapes, Jing Lei will probably be able to live out his retirement in peace for his sake.

Also, his network should be intact after a while, so he doesn't have to worry about it all the time.

Thinking of this, Yun Qingshi comforted himself and slowly picked up the teapot to pour a cup of tea.

He wasn't actually thirsty, he just... suddenly didn't know what to do.

Just as Yun Qingshi poured the tea, before he picked up the cup and could drink the water, he heard footsteps coming from far away in the yard.

Then came the voice of Zhao Mingde greeting.

"This servant greets His Majesty!"

It’s Xiao Jiwu who’s back.

Prince Xiao's questioning voice was then heard in the yard.

"Where's Eleven?"

Zhao Mingde replied with a smile: "The master is in the palace."

Xiao Jiwu then ordered: "Prepare the meal."

Zhao Mingde quickly responded, "Yes."

The sound of the door being pushed open was heard immediately. Yun Qingshi gently put down the cup, stood up, turned to look at Xiao Jiwu, and greeted him softly, "You're back?"

"Yes, I'm back." Xiao Jiwu nodded in response and as usual, he took off his court clothes with the help of his maid and changed into a dark blue wide-sleeved brocade robe.

The dark blue robe only made his temperament more noble, but there was always a faint smile on the corner of his lips, and he didn't look so difficult to approach.

Yun Qingshi sat quietly on the stool watching Xiao Jiwu change clothes, thinking so.

After changing into his casual clothes, Xiao Jiwu walked straight to Yun Qingshi's side. He first lowered his head and rubbed his chin against the top of the boy's head, and then asked gently, "Why didn't you read the storybook today?"

Yun Qingshi looked up at Xiao Jiwu's eyes after hearing the voice, and after a pause, he replied, "I don't want to see it today. I want to do something else."

Prince Xiao smiled and asked, "Eleventh, do you want to do something else? Tell me, what do you want to do? I will accompany you."

After thinking for a moment, Yun Qingshi replied in a low voice: "I want to go... fishing."

But in fact, fishing was just something he said casually. He just wanted to do something quiet, and fishing was suitable.

After hearing this, Prince Xiao nodded and agreed without hesitation: "Fishing? Okay, let's go in the afternoon."

He continued, "You might need to dress warmly. It's cold by the river, so be careful not to catch a cold."

Even though he knew that it was difficult to catch fish in winter, he had no intention of rejecting the young man.

Hearing this, Yun Qingshi could no longer hold back and stretched out his arms to hug Xiao Jiwu tightly.

He was grateful to Xiao Jiwu.

This person treated him very badly at the beginning.

But it was Xiao Jiwu who protected him and rode tirelessly to help him detoxify...

Yun Qingshi's movement was sudden, and Xiao Jiwu was startled by the hug, but he quickly came back to his senses and the corners of his lips curled up.

Prince Xiao lowered his eyes to look at the top of the boy's head. While he was satisfied with the boy's dependence, he asked in a soft voice with some confusion: "What's wrong with Eleven? He's suddenly so obedient."

Hearing this, Yun Qingshi spoke again after a while. He said, "It's okay. I just wanted to hug you."

He then pretended to be calm and asked back, "Why? You don't want me to hold you?"

Prince Xiao chuckled and gently stroked the boy's shoulder and replied, "How could it be..."

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Prince Xiao always kept his word. He promised to take Yun Qingshi fishing. After a short nap at noon, he took the young man on a carriage to the suburbs.

About half an hour later, the carriage arrived at the lake in the suburbs.

Xiao Jiwu immediately carried Yun Qingshi out of the carriage.

Zhao Mingde had already taken Changshun and another servant to the lake to prepare fishing gear and chairs.

Two cushioned armchairs were quickly placed in appropriate positions. A small square table was placed between the two chairs. On the table were some snacks, fruits, various preserves, as well as teapots and teacups.

There is a very delicate small stove under the teapot, which can ensure that the tea is always hot.

On the other side of the two chairs were the fishing baskets and fishing rods, and even the bait was already hung on the hooks.

After Zhao Mingde, Changshun and another servant had prepared everything, Xiao Jiwu took Yun Qingshi by the hand and sat down on a chair.

God also cooperated. The weather was pretty good this afternoon. The sun was shining and it was warm.

The river has not frozen yet, so there is no need to break the ice, which is quite convenient.

Afterwards, Xiao Jiwu was the first to cast his fishing rod.

Since they were already there, Yun Qingshi immediately cast his hook as well.

The sun was shining brightly, the breeze was not dry, and the water in the teapot was making a gurgling sound as it boiled. Everything was quiet and peaceful.

Yun Qingshi felt this peace and couldn't help but secretly turn his head to glance at Xiao Jiwu.

Then, in just this one glance, he met Xiao Jiwu's moving eyes.

Xiao Jiwu, Xiao Yunqi, and Yun Qingshi couldn't help but silently recite each other's names in their hearts.

Prince Xiao asked with a smile, "What's wrong? Why are you looking at me like that?"

In response, Yun Qingshi chose to turn his head back and flatly deny it: "I didn't look at you, you must have seen it wrong, no, it was obviously you who was peeking at me."

Xiao Jiwu curled his lips upon hearing this and changed the subject: "Tomorrow, Eleven will have to go out of the palace with me to Gratitude Temple outside the city."

Yun Qingshi had already known this, so he wasn't surprised to hear it. He nodded quickly and said, "I know. I heard Eunuch Zhao asking his men to prepare the sacrifices this morning. He also told me about it. I'll go with you."

"Yeah." Prince Xiao nodded quickly in agreement after hearing this, and peeled a pistachio and handed it to the young man's lips.

Yun Qingshi also opened his mouth and ate it skillfully.

In winter, the days are short and the nights are long, and it gets dark quickly, so after fishing for about an hour, Xiao Jiwu took Yun Qingshi back to the palace.

The two of them had a rather poor catch, probably because it was difficult to catch fish in winter. They only caught three fish in total.

Two larger ones and one smaller one.

The smaller one was caught by Yun Qingshi.

The three fish were not kept overnight, but appeared on the dining table that night, some were braised, some were fried, and some were stewed in soup.

Anyway, Yun Qingshi enjoyed eating fish.