Huo Jingwu suddenly looked up at the emperor, then quickly lowered his head feeling rude.
He lifted his official robe and knelt down to kowtow, "Your humble servant, I understand."
For the next half month, Zhao Chengmo was so busy that he was nowhere to be seen. Gu Lingze couldn't help but feel a little regretful.
The two of them used to meet almost every day, but now Zhao Chengmo leaves before dawn and sometimes doesn't even come back at night. Gu Lingze always feels like something is missing.
He was just thinking about it when Zhao Chengmo walked in.
Gu Lingze helped him brush off the snowflakes on his shoulders and poured him a cup of hot tea.
"Is everyone here?"
Zhao Chengmo took a sip of tea, nodded and said, "The people selected from various places have gathered this morning, and the selection will begin tomorrow."
Gu Lingze sighed and said, "Ever since the emperor agreed to let you set up the Black Clothes Army, you have been so busy that you don't even have time to go home."
Zhao Chengmo smiled and held his hand, looking at him intently.
"When the New Year comes, I will come back to spend time with you."
Gu Lingze nodded, "Okay, go take a shower and rest early."
When Zhao Chengmo put on his clothes and came out from behind the screen, he looked at the person lying on the bed and his breathing suddenly stopped.
Gu Lingze lay flat on his back and didn't look at him. He just cleared his throat and said, "I always feel cold when I sleep alone at night."
The corners of Zhao Chengmo's lips curled up slightly, and he couldn't help but think of the afternoon when the two of them slept in the same bed.
Zhao Chengmo slowly approached the bed, blew out the candle beside him, then took off his shoes and got into bed.
Gu Lingze felt the other person's breath right next to his ear, and his heartbeat suddenly quickened. He felt a little expectant in his heart, but he didn't know what exactly he was expecting.
Unexpectedly, Zhao Chengmo just gently held his waist and said two words in a low voice, "Go to sleep."
Gu Lingze was suddenly very angry. Later, he didn't know whether it was because he was too tired or Zhao Chengmo's body was too warm, but he fell asleep in a daze while being angry.
Feeling the even breathing beside him, Zhao Chengmo withdrew his arm as slowly as possible, got out of bed without even putting on his shoes, and walked directly to the basin and wiped his body with a cloth dipped in cold water. He did not return to bed until he felt that the anger in his body had subsided.
When Gu Lingze woke up the next day, he felt a hard object pressing against his buttocks.
He was also a man, so he naturally understood what this was, so he froze his body and dared not move.
"Awake?" Zhao Chengmo's sexy and hoarse voice sounded in his ears, and Gu Lingze felt like his ears were burning.
He felt that thing was beating against him, and in order to ease the embarrassment, Gu Lingze decided to turn over and talk to Zhao Chengmo.
As a result, as soon as he moved, Gu Lingze's two soft petals rubbed against the other person's important parts, and Zhao Chengmo immediately groaned.
Gu Lingze looked at the bulging veins on the man's head, put his hands into the quilt and slid down, "I'll help you."
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Zhao Chengmo dressed neatly, walked to the bed and kissed Gu Lingze's soft lips, "I'm leaving, you sleep for a while."
Gu Lingze simply covered his head with the quilt and didn't look at him. Zhao Chengmo chuckled and walked towards the door.
After hearing the other person's footsteps going away, Gu Lingze fluttered a few times in the quilt.
It was obvious that he was helping Zhao Chengmo in the beginning, and it became a situation of mutual help in the middle, but why did he become the one who was breathless and unable to cope in the end?
It must be because Zhao Chengmo often does it himself that his technique is so skillful. Gu Lingze silently swore in his heart that he must practice diligently and make Zhao Chengmo the one begging for mercy next time.
In the afternoon, the emperor summoned Gu Xiuyi, Gu Lingze and the other three to Taichu Palace and told them an exciting news.
The envoy from Xianyu State will arrive in the capital tomorrow.
King Xianyu actually sent an envoy directly over, which shows that he cares a lot about Gu Lingze's wine. As for the matter about iron ore, he must be a sure thing as well.
After the envoy arrived, Qi Yuanjing ignored him for a few days until the envoy asked for an audience for the third time, then he agreed to meet him.
At the banquet the next day, the four people who sat at the table included Xie Xiru, Gu Tianhua, Wen Xinhou, Cao Shangshu, and Gu Lingze.
The envoy drank the gold-coated wine he had been longing for, and was immediately overjoyed. He didn't even bother to find out the real reason why the emperor of Qianyuan Kingdom had become so young.
When everyone present saw the expression on the envoy's face, they all exchanged glances.
The name Tujinjiu was given by Qi Yuanjing. The name Fangmabian was too direct and wild. It seemed a bit abrupt when written on the gift list as a gift, so he gave it his own name.
The envoy raised the wine glass and said to Qi Yuanjing, "Our king asked me to express my gratitude to the Emperor of Qianyuan. He likes the wine you sent very much."
Qi Yuanjing raised his glass and gestured, and the envoy immediately drank it all.
After the banquet, the envoy was a little drunk because of drinking too much, so Qi Yuanjing sent someone to send him back to the Siyi Hall.
When he met the emperor the next day, the envoy expressed his purpose directly.
"Your Majesty, my king is willing to exchange horses, cattle and sheep for Qianyuan Kingdom's gold-coated wine."
Qi Yuanjing waved his hand as if he didn't care, "Since King Xianyu likes it, I'll let you bring back another 100 kilograms of wine this time. As for the cattle, sheep and horses, forget it. We in Qianyuan Kingdom don't lack them."
The envoy could not help but feel anxious after hearing this. King Xianyu himself loved drinking, and this time he couldn't stop drinking after drinking the Qianyuan Kingdom's gold-coated wine. He had to drink a pound of wine every day before he would stop.
When the Qianyuan Kingdom sent the 200 kilograms of liquor, King Xianyu did not take it seriously at first, and gave a lot of it as rewards to the princes and ministers. Unexpectedly, he felt so refreshed after drinking it once by chance.
When he set out, there were only three jars of gold-coated wine left in the palace. It was estimated that King Xianyu had drunk them all before he reached the imperial city of Qianyuan Kingdom.
Not only did the king drink the gold-coated wine every day, even the princes, dukes and ministers who had been rewarded in the beginning praised the wine highly. However, due to the small quantity, no one dared to ask the king for more, so they could only drink it sparingly.
"Okay, I have received King Xianyu's gratitude, you can go back now."
Emperor Jingdi blocked the envoy's words. Before he left, the king also said that if the emperor of Qianyuan Kingdom did not want cattle and horses, he could exchange them for other things.
If Emperor Qianyuan refuses to give in at the end, then iron ore will be the last condition, but it cannot be raised easily.
Judging from Emperor Jing's attitude, the envoy was clearly here for the iron ore. He also symbolically mentioned other things from the Xianyu Kingdom, but Emperor Jing always looked uninterested.
"Your Majesty, my king sincerely wants to have good relations with the Qianyuan Kingdom. There may have been some misunderstandings before, so why not take this opportunity to resolve the past grievances and have a drink together."
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