Chapter 36: 520 Those who have read the extra chapter don’t need to buy it anymore…
【520 Small Theater】
On May 20th, Mu Congmo awoke from his bright yellow dragon bed as usual. He watched the slightly wrinkled nose of the man beside him and tilted his head until he could hear the boy's soft breathing. He reached out and gently brushed the boy's hair away from his forehead, then placed a reverent kiss on his fair forehead. As if afraid of waking the sleeper, the kiss was restrained and subdued, and he smiled contentedly.
At this time, Hu Xian tiptoed in. Mu Congmo heard the noise, looked at his lover who was still sleeping reluctantly, and got out of bed quietly.
Hu Xian, standing by, wasn't surprised; he was even accustomed to it. Ever since the Emperor and Empress's wedding, His Majesty always had to glance at His Highness before attending court, but he was afraid to wake him. Even the servants, under Mu Congmo's orders, kept their voices down.
Mu Congmo was still wearing his pajamas. He walked to a side hall and Hu Xian followed him, while in his heart he admired the emperor's attentiveness.
After Mu Congmo left, Gu Shiyan also woke up. The eunuch outside the door heard the noise inside and hurried in to serve him.
"He hasn't left the court yet? Is there anything important happening in the court today?" Gu Shiyan asked while letting the other party help him change his clothes.
Normally, the harem wasn't allowed to interfere in government affairs, but Gu Shiyan casually asked, as if it were a trivial matter. The eunuch beside him didn't show any unusual expression when he heard it. His Majesty truly doted on this prince, even adding an extra dragon throne to the Taiji Hall during court. It was a pity that this prince showed no interest in state affairs, otherwise it would have been a beautiful story of two emperors ruling the country.
"Your Highness, His Majesty's morning court session has not yet ended, and it seems that nothing major has happened in the court." A eunuch answered respectfully. This person was Hu Xian's little apprentice, who was chosen by him to serve Gu Shiyan.
Gu Shiyan didn't say anything else, but he felt that Mu Congmo was a little out of character today. In the past, when he woke up, he would have already left the court, like a puppy abandoned by its owner, waiting by the bed, staring at him eagerly. Today, it was already this hour, and he still hadn't left the court, which was really strange.
Then, a eunuch from Mu Congmo came over to report, "Your Highness, His Majesty said he's a bit busy with affairs today and might not be back until the evening. So please have your meal first and don't wait for him."
"In that case, let's serve the meal." Gu Shiyan ordered.
Soon, plates of exquisite pastries were presented. Usually, Mu Congmo was always there, but today he was suddenly not there, and Gu Shiyan had no appetite. He just ate a little casually and asked them to leave.
The same thing happened at lunch. In the past, when Mu Congmo was around, Gu Shiyan had complained about his clinginess, but now it was he who had lost his appetite. Gu Shiyan had considered going to Chengming Hall to find Mu Congmo, but Mu Congmo had always accompanied him for lunch no matter how busy he was. Perhaps today's matter was too important, and he didn't want to interrupt the ministers' meeting.
In the afternoon, Gu Shiyan took a short rest. When he woke up, he picked up a storybook and sat on the small couch by the window to read it. His mind was not on the storybook at all, but had already drifted to Mu Congmo.
Gradually, time passed and the sky darkened.
Gu Shiyan finally lost his patience and stood up to look for Mu Congmo. The moment he stepped out of the palace door, he bumped into a warm embrace. The person who came was Mu Congmo.
The moment the emperor saw Gu Shiyan, his brows relaxed and a smile appeared on his lips: "Ayan, do you miss me this much? Hmm?"
Gu Shiyan didn't say anything, but just tried to break free from the other's arms. However, Mu Congmo noticed his movements and hugged him tighter. He put his head close to the boy's ear, bit his earlobe gently, and whispered, "Ayan, can you accompany me to a place?"
Gu Shiyan naturally wouldn't refuse. He reached out and patted Mu Congmo, signaling him to calm down. But Mu Congmo seemed even more excited. Like a peacock with its tail spread out, he grabbed Gu Shiyan's hand and ran away, leaving only one sentence: "You don't have to follow."
The two figures shuttled through the solemn imperial palace until they stopped in front of Zhuyue Pavilion.
Mu Congmo took Gu Shiyan's hand and walked to the terrace on the third floor of Zhuyue Pavilion. Gu Shiyan was a little puzzled. There was nothing on the terrace and he didn't know why the other party brought him here.
Mu Congmo walked behind Gu Shiyan and covered his eyes with his hands. Gu Shiyan could only hear footsteps going back and forth until Mu Congmo slowly moved his hands away. He saw a jade bottle on the ground, which was filled with colorful flowers, all of which were extremely precious flowers.
Mu Congmo walked up to him, held up his hand, first placed a kiss on it, then took out a jade ring and put it on Gu Shiyan's finger. He looked at his work with satisfaction and gave him another kiss. Gu Shiyan was a little at a loss because of his strange behavior.
Before he could react, Mu Congmo took his hand and led him to the fence of the terrace. Below was an empty platform. Then a red flame cut through the darkness and rushed upwards, then scattered into starlight and sprinkled on the earth.
After a grand iron flower display, Gu Shiyan was still a little confused. Mu Congmo always liked to prepare surprises for his birthday, but today was not a special day.
Seeing his confusion, Mu Congmo began to explain.
It turned out that he had a dream last night. In the dream, he came to a strange place. He had never seen many things there before. He only heard people around him talking about something.
"Tomorrow is May 20th. Did your husband send you flowers?"
"All he sent last year were flowers. There was no thought at all."
Gradually, he gradually learned about this special day from passers-by: May 20th is the day to express love to your loved one.
He looked at Gu Shiyan with an apologetic look on his face: "There are none of the flowers, rings, and fireworks beams they mentioned. I specially cut these flowers from the imperial garden today, and I also polished this jade ring with my own hands." He seemed to be blaming himself for not being able to let the young man see such a dreamy fairyland with his own eyes, but Gu Shiyan didn't care about it.
Gu Shiyan didn't say anything, but responded to Mu Congmo with a passionate, unrestrained kiss.
The moonlight shines on the two of them, and they only have each other in their eyes.
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