It is chilly in spring, and Yanzhou is particularly cold.
Yan Xi was correcting documents in the study as usual.
Just then someone knocked on the door.
Yan Xi frowned and paused while picking up the pen. "What's the matter?"
"Sir, King Xiaoyao is here." It was Mingzhu.
Since he took office, they felt that it was impolite for Mingzhu to call him "Young Master", so they asked him to call him "Sir". After calling him that for a while, they got used to it.
Hearing this, Yan Xi reluctantly put down his brush, put on his official hat, and walked out the door. He looked at the bright candlelight outside the door, his throat itched, and he coughed a few times, "Where is the prince now?"
Mingzhu raised her hand and patted his back to help him calm down. "The prince has already arrived at the mansion. Miss Yuncan and Miss Hongling have brought people to greet him."
Yan Xi nodded and walked quickly. Who would have thought that before he had gone far, he met Li Yancheng who was coming towards him at the archway.
After not seeing him for a long time, he looked much calmer, with a chill emanating from his entire body. Seeing him, undercurrents surged in his dark eyes. He glanced at Yun Can and Hong Ling who were following behind him, and said indifferently, "All of you go down. I have something to discuss with your master."
"Yes." Yun Can, Hong Leng and Ming Zhu said in unison and left silently.
They were the only two left in the archway, staring at each other.
Yan Xi was silent for a moment, then bowed politely, "Your humble servant greets His Majesty."
Li Yancheng looked at him with a sneer on his face. He took two steps at a time and came up to him. He grabbed his hand and said in a cold tone, "Why didn't you reply to my letter?"
Yan Xi pulled back his hand and pursed his lips, "Public affairs are public affairs and private affairs are private affairs. I have been busy lately and cannot take care of private affairs."
"Oh, what a good way to say public is public and private is private." Li Yancheng stared at him with dark eyes and smiled sarcastically, "If that's the case, you should know that my status is here, and this is public business!"
Yan Xi was suddenly speechless.
Seeing this, Li Yancheng suppressed his anger and lingered on his pale lips. "I heard that while chasing a robber, you fell off a cliff and soaked in water for a whole day. When you came back, you had a high fever that wouldn't go away. Is that true or not?"
Yan Xi nodded, "Yes."
The young man spoke calmly, as if the person who fell off the cliff was not himself.
Li Yancheng's fury intensified as he spoke word by word, "He, Yan, Xi! How many times do you have to tell me this! If there's anything going on, don't just rush in headfirst. Who do you think you are?! An iron man?! Have you forgotten how you were caught up in the embezzlement of military rations and military pay last year? You were chased and stabbed three times in the chest, nearly dying, and had to lie down for three months before you finally survived?!"
It was the first time Yan Xi saw him angry, and she was at a loss, "I, I didn't forget."
"You haven't forgotten? You haven't forgotten why you didn't listen to my instructions this time?! Do you know how worried I was when I heard you fall off the cliff? I..." At this point, Li Yancheng's throat was hoarse and he couldn't speak.
He hardly dared to close his eyes, and traveled day and night to reach Yanzhou as quickly as possible, for fear that he would end up lying on the bed covered in blood and dying like last time.
Yan Xi pursed her lips, like a child who had done something wrong facing an angry adult, and lowered her head helplessly, "I'm sorry, ahem..."
Hearing the cough, Li Yancheng's anger suddenly burst out in his chest, turned into a ball of air, and dissipated without a trace. He had no choice but to pull him back to the study to warm himself by the fire.
Without the cold air, Yan Xi's breathing became smoother and he stopped coughing. However, his hands and feet were still cold and no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't warm them up.
Li Yancheng poured him a cup of hot tea, his face still sullen. "I'll find a way to transfer you back to Lin'an. Don't rush to refuse. It's useless even if you refuse."
Yan Xi: “…”
"good."
Seeing that he agreed, Li Yancheng looked at him with some surprise and said sarcastically: "Haha, I thought some people would refuse again."
Some people said Xi: "..." To be honest, he found that this person was becoming more and more childish.
The two of them were speechless again, and the room was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.
Yan Xi had just recovered from a serious illness, and as soon as his body warmed up, he felt sleepy. Just as he dozed off, the system suddenly beeped, "Ding! Mission progress 50%. Friendly reminder: Mission progress has regressed, please handle it in time."
Hearing these words, Yan Xi suddenly woke up and became alert.
"The mission progress has regressed?! What's going on?"
System 5555: "I don't know. I've looked around, but I haven't noticed anything damaging to your reputation lately. Besides, you just solved a case and are already famous. Your reputation can only increase, not decrease, unless..."
Yan Xi: "Unless what?"
System 5555: "Unless the hero's reputation begins to rise."
Lou Jinchuan? Did he follow the original plot and join the army?!
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