Chapter 26
"Luo Tingshi, I want to eat the Autumn Dew Cup."
In the middle of the night, Yu Zhi suddenly half-pushed himself up and pushed the man beside him.
Luo Tingshi opened his eyes instantly.
The frosty moonlight filtered through the gaps in the curtains, revealing a pair of sparkling eyes. Yu Zhi was staring at him intently, his eyes full of longing.
Luo Tingshi's eyes lingered on those eyes for a moment, then slowly looked downwards.
Yu Zhi's belly had grown considerably over the past few days, and his usual undergarments were no longer suitable for him. A couple of days ago, he had a few new clothes made for him, anticipating his belly would continue to grow. He had specifically instructed them to make them looser, and the undergarments they delivered were therefore a bit too large.
The plain white inner garment was draped loosely on Yu Zhi, revealing most of his shoulders, which were so white that they were blindingly white.
Luo Tingshi's throat tightened.
He reached out his hand and casually lifted up Yu Zhi's slipped clothes, carefully wrapped him up tightly, fastened the belt, and restrainedly rubbed Yu Zhi's soft cheek with his knuckles, whispering, "I'll do it for you."
After Luo Tingshi finished speaking, he immediately got out of bed, quickly put on his clothes and shoes, pushed the door open and left.
Yu Zhi was a little drowsy in his sleep. He sat on the bed and stared at Luo Tingshi's movements. It was not until the door closed that he reacted and asked him, "Where are you going..."
Luo Tingshi had disappeared.
The moonlight poured all over the ground, casting the shadow of a solitary osmanthus flower in the white jade vase in front of the window.
Yu Zhi withdrew his hand that was reaching for the door, lay back on the bed and closed his eyes.
After a while, Yu Zhi slowly opened his eyes. He was too sleepy to open his eyes just now, but now he couldn't fall asleep.
He tossed and turned, unable to close his eyes. Yu Zhi felt empty inside, as if something was missing.
What's missing? The man, of course.
Yu Zhisheng felt a little annoyed and poked his belly. "Two disobedient little brats, isn't it enough to have your father here? Do you really want him to accompany you?"
The belly is quiet.
Yu Zhi reached out and felt the warmth of the man still lingering in the quilt.
Yu Zhi moved like a little insect towards where Luo Tingshi was lying. He took a deep breath, and his nose was filled with his scent, as if he was being held tightly in his arms.
In a moment, he felt sleepy. Yu Zhi yawned, buried himself in the quilt, and fell asleep while smelling Luo Tingshi's scent.
He thought vaguely before falling asleep.
It was the middle of the night, where could Luo Tingshi get him the Autumn Dew Cup?
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Early in the morning, a burst of chirping birds came from under the eaves, waking up Yu Zhi.
Yu Zhi rubbed his eyes and slowly sat up, his eyelids drooping and listless. He hadn't slept well last night since Luo Tingshi wasn't there.
He reached out and tugged at his slipping inner garment, then turned around and looked around the room, but there was no trace of Luo Tingshi.
Luo Tingshi has not returned yet.
Yu Zhi hugged the quilt and frowned. He sat there for a moment, then slowly moved to the edge of the bed and reached out to grab the shoes and socks beside the bed.
"Your Majesty, don't move. I'll come!" Luo Tingshi's voice came from the door.
Yu Zhi looked up and saw Luo Tingshi hurriedly put the box in his hand on the table, ran forward quickly, took a clean pair of silk stockings beside him, squatted in front of him and carefully put them on his feet.
"Why did you come back so late?" Yu Zhi, who had just gotten up, asked him with a hoarse voice, "Do you know that my child and I didn't sleep well last night?"
Luo Tingshi panicked instantly. His dark eyes scanned Yu Zhi's face carefully before he raised his hand and slapped himself: "It's all my fault for not thinking things through. I made you and the child suffer."
"Hey you..." Yu Zhi was startled and didn't have time to stop him, "Why are you hitting yourself?"
Luo Tingshi stared at Yu Zhi and said, "I did something wrong and I deserve to be punished."
Yu Zhi shook his head and spread his arms.
This is to hold him.
Luo Tingshi understood and stood up to hug Yu Zhi. Yu Zhi put his cheek on Luo Tingshi's waist and abdomen, took a deep breath, and smiled with satisfaction.
Luo Tingshi stared at Yu Zhi's curved eyebrows, his dark eyes gradually darkening.
Yu Zhi's addiction to him was fake and he would be able to quit in five months.
He was truly addicted to Yu Zhi and it would be difficult for him to quit in his lifetime.
"Huh? This smell..." Yu Zhi smelled a sweet and sour scent on Luo Tingshi. He raised his head and looked directly at the wooden box that Luo Tingshi had put down. He asked in surprise, "Is it the Qiulu Lantern? You actually got it?"
Qiuluzhan is a folk snack in Chongqing. It is not a precious thing, but it is quite complicated to make.
First-ripened autumn pears, hawthorns, and sour oranges are carefully simmered into a paste, poured into thin dough, and then slowly steamed over low heat for a quarter of an hour before being drizzled with shredded sugar. The amount of each ingredient is crucial; one point too much will make it too sour, one point too little will make it too sweet. The cooking time must also be precise; even the slightest error will render the whole thing inedible.
Even an experienced chef is only half sure, and an ordinary chef would find it difficult to get it right even if he tries ten times.
It is not easy to make it, and it is even more difficult to make it taste its best.
Luo Tingshi smiled and pulled Yu Zhi up, leading him to the basin stand to wash his hands and face: "Hurry up, it will be cold soon."
A moment later, Yu Zhi sat down at the table. A dozen or so cups were placed on the wooden table. The yellowish pulp was coated with golden sugar threads, which fell into the porcelain white cups, leaving traces of clear gold.
Yu Zhi picked up the food in the cup and put it into his mouth.
The sharp teeth break the shell, and the sour and sweet juice bursts in the mouth instantly. A clear and sweet taste wraps around the tip of the tongue. The layers of sour and sweet are intertwined together, filling the mouth with fragrance.
Yu Zhi's eyes lit up and he quickly picked up another one.
Soon, all the cups on the table were empty.
Yu Zhi looked up at Luo Ting and asked him, "Which chef made these? How could he make so many Autumn Dew Cups in one night? Not even the imperial chefs in the palace could do that."
Luo Tingshi said casually, "All the chefs in the city work together to make it, and there are always one or two successful ones every round."
Yu Zhi was extremely surprised: "How did you manage to get so many people to come to you in the middle of the night?"
Luo Tingshi: "Money makes the world go round."
Yu Zhi couldn't help but ask: "How much silver did you spend?"
Luo Tingshi stretched out his hand and gestured for a number. Yu Zhi's eyes widened immediately and he gasped: "What a waste! Such a waste!"
Even if he was an emperor, he would not be willing to spend a fortune to satisfy his appetite.
Luo Tingshi smiled and said, "If I can let you eat what you want, what's the harm in spending a fortune?"
Yu Zhi glanced at him and muttered, "Evil feudal landlord."
"What does this mean?" Luo Tingshi was puzzled.
Yu Zhi said seriously, "Father said that the powerful are small landlords, and the emperor is the big landlord. It is because you have been skinning and sucking the marrow out of the common people layer by layer that the people live in such poverty."
Luo Tingshi frowned and said, "Sheng State belongs to me, so naturally all of Sheng State's land and treasures should also belong to me."
Yu Zhi glanced at him and said nothing.
Luo Tingshi raised his hand and pinched Yu Zhi's cheek: "What? I'm using Shengguo's money to support you, and you're not happy?"
"Oh, that's right. You're not from our Yu Kingdom." Yu Zhi immediately became happy and looked at Luo Tingshi with great interest. "Then you'd better spend more silver and give all the money from Sheng Kingdom to the people of our Yu Kingdom, hehe."
Luo Tingshi laughed: "You have such a petty plan in mind, and you don't even bother to hide it from me?"
Yu Zhi raised his eyebrows and said, "You did this voluntarily. I didn't force you."
Luo Tingshi: "If you are willing to marry me, all my money will be yours."
Yu Zhi waved his hand, supported his waist and stood up: "Forget it, men like you are unreliable."
Luo Tingshi quickly walked around the table, took Yu Zhi's right hand, and helped him walk out. As they stepped out of the doorway, he hesitated for a moment before laughing angrily: "What do you mean by 'a person like me'? What kind of person am I?"
Yu Zhi: "Sinister, cunning, cruel and brutal, loves to play tricks on others."
Luo Tingshi looked back.
The autumn sun shone brightly through the clouds, slanting through the plum trees in the courtyard, casting dappled light on Yu Zhi's face. The fine hairs glowed a pale golden light, softly nestling against his cheek. Her snow-white skin, bathed in the warm autumn light, was like a piece of fine, warm jade.
Luo Tingshi was stunned for a long while until Yu Zhi looked back in confusion.
The dark pupils were stained by the sunlight, which seemed a little dazzling, and Yu Zhi half-closed his eyes.
Luo Tingshi lowered his head: "Your Majesty, I want to kiss you."
Yu Zhi: “?”
He couldn't understand why the topic had suddenly turned to this. He raised his eyes and glared at Luo Tingshi: "How can this be disrespectful in public!"
Luo Tingshi saw himself in those bright and clear eyes.
Luo Tingshi whispered, "You didn't refuse."
Yu Zhi was shocked: "I... um... uh-huh..."
Luo Tingshi's kiss fell down, sticking to the boy's slightly cool lips, rubbing them gently, carefully looking for the most suitable place.
One hand cupped the boy's lower back, which had become more sensitive due to pregnancy. The other hand cupped the side of his face, his lightly calloused palm gently caressing the soft hairs on his cheek. His index finger reached behind the boy's ear, rubbing the tender flesh gently. Every time his fingertip brushed against his earlobe, he shuddered.
Luo Tingshi opened his mouth and took the boy's plump lower lip in his mouth, gently nibbling it, feeling the softness. He sucked it, then slightly increased the pressure, sucking and grinding.
"Luo..." vague words came out of Yu Zhi's mouth.
He heard someone coming, the footsteps were neither hurried nor slow, coming from the corridor with steady force.
It’s Lu Jing.
Seeing that Lu Jing was about to turn the corner, Yu Zhi became a little anxious.
He extended the tip of his tongue to nudge Luo Tingshi, only to have his entire tongue seized. Like a venomous snake waiting for its opportunity, Luo Tingshi, seeing its prey approach, quickly ambushed him, entangling his tongue, the tip of his tongue deliberately trembling as it moved gently downward from the base of his tongue.
"Let go..." Yu Zhi was anxious.
Just as Lu Jing turned the corner, Luo Tingshi suddenly hugged Yu Zhi and turned around, hiding behind an old tree in the yard, his wide robe covering the person in his arms tightly.
If you don't look closely, you won't notice that there is someone hidden in his arms.
He stepped back slightly and comforted the person in his arms: "Don't be afraid, he didn't see it."
Luo Tingshi spoke these words, his gaze fixed on the back of the column, meeting a pair of light brown eyes from afar. Those light brown eyes held a cold glint. He raised his chin and gave the other a provocative smile. He deliberately lowered his sleeves and tapped the lips of the young man in his arms with the tip of his tongue, coaxing him to open his mouth.
At the same time, his fingers wrapped around the boy's entire ear, rubbing and pinching it with extremely lustful movements. Yu Zhi's ears were rubbed red and hot, his legs became soft, and he hung on Luo Tingshi in a daze.
"Hmm..." He unconsciously made an ambiguous sound.
The owner of the light brown eyes turned pale and turned away.
Luo Tingshi chuckled softly, his large hand reaching behind the boy's head. The boy was still a teenager, his dark hair held loosely in place by a bright yellow ribbon. His knuckles effortlessly sank into the dark hair, reaching deep into it.
The boy finally couldn't help but open his lips, and Luo Tingshi immediately took advantage of the situation and attacked.
The movements between his lips were no longer gentle, but downright invasive. His long tongue swept across the boy's teeth and sensitive palate fiercely, harshly visiting every soft spot in his mouth, trapping the soft tongue that tried to evade him and stirring it wantonly.
The big hand tightly grasped the back of the boy's head, not allowing him to escape.
The only sound left in his ears was the wet sound of lips and teeth hitting each other. Yu Zhi whimpered, and a small meow escaped from his throat.
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In the corridor not far away, a man was standing guard there, his face frosty.
Doctor Zhang came over carrying his medicine box. Seeing him, he asked in confusion, "What is Minister Lu doing standing here?"
Lu Jing stretched out his arm to stop him and said, "Don't go over there."
Doctor Zhang saw Lu Jing's expression and immediately understood. He stroked his beard and said, "They are having sex, right?"
Lu Jing's expression grew increasingly grim. He pounded the wall fiercely and angrily said, "That fellow Luo Tingshi was in the courtyard... and was close to Your Majesty. He must have forced Your Majesty to do so. How despicable! Your Majesty is young and naive, and he suffered a loss."
Doctor Zhang smiled and said, "I don't think so. If Your Majesty really doesn't want to do it, he can't force you."
Lu Jing was stunned: "You mean..."
Doctor Zhang patted Lu Jing on the shoulder and said, "We have no right to interfere in their affairs. Just don't get involved and pretend you didn't see anything."
"But..." Lu Jing looked back worriedly.
Doctor Zhang: "Your Majesty is almost going to be a father. Don't always treat him like a child. Let him solve it himself."
Lu Jing sighed: "I'll listen to you."
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It was a long and agonizing kiss.
Yu Zhi didn't know how long he was kissed. When he came to his senses, he was already in the Liuyu Pavilion in the garden, held in the man's arms and sitting on his lap.
Yu Zhi frowned and said, "Let me go."
Luo Tingshi said, "There's no couch in the pavilion, and the hard stones are uncomfortable to sit on. You're a healthy person, so you should be comfortable. Besides, it's getting cold today, so be careful not to let the chill get to you. It's better for you to sit on my lap."
Yu Zhi turned to look at him: "You speak in high-sounding terms, but it's just to disrespect me."
"How is this frivolous?" Luo Tingshi passed a tangerine slice to Yu Zhi's lips. "I just don't want Your Majesty to suffer."
Yu Zhi lowered his head, and his lips, which were swollen and wet from being ravaged, opened slightly. He took the tangerine from between his fingers, and Luo Tingshi's eyes darkened.
Yu Zhi raised his eyelids and warned Luo Tingshi: "Don't kiss me again."
Luo Tingshi suddenly asked, "Your Majesty, are you feeling well?"
...That is of course comfortable.
Luo Tingshi seemed to have learned his lesson from him, becoming more and more skilled in kissing, completely different from the beginning when he could only rush around in his mouth.
He was almost kissed to death just now.
Yu Zhi pursed his lips. Fortunately, he held it back, otherwise he would have lost all his face.
Luo Tingshi chuckled: "Your Majesty, even if you don't tell me, I know that Your Majesty's body will not lie."
Hearing this, Yu Zhi suppressed his embarrassment and raised his chin: "You are now better at serving people. You served me very well just now. But you must not kiss me casually."
Luo Tingshi raised an eyebrow: "From what Your Majesty said, it seems that I am just a concubine for your pleasure?"
Yu Zhi: "What else?"
"Very good." Luo Tingshi chuckled softly, pressing his palm heavily on Shang Yuzhi's lower back, and lowering his voice, "I wonder when Your Majesty will allow me to enter the Forbidden Garden and destroy the Dragon Pond. I will definitely satisfy Your Majesty."
"Asshole!" Yu Zhi was pressed on a sensitive spot and suddenly fell into Luo Tingshi's arms. He held Luo Tingshi's chest and raised his head, forcing himself to maintain the dignity of an emperor and angrily shouted, "Do you still want to be punished?"
Luo Tingshi sighed softly and pressed his fingertips against Yu Zhi's reddened eyes. "Your Majesty, look at how pitiful you look now. Do you want me, your beloved, to help you?"
Yu Zhi shuddered violently, waved away Luo Tingshi's hand, and lay in his arms, muttering, "Don't touch me, let me rest for a while."
Luo Tingshi lowered his eyes, his gaze circled around the person in his arms several times, and frowned.
"Your Majesty, why do you seem to be aroused?"
Yu Zhi leaned weakly in his arms and shook his head: "No."
During this period, he would ask Luo Tingshi to do it every day. When it came to the critical moment, he would immediately put it at the entrance of the dragon cave to let the essence rush in for nourishment.
Being nourished, those restlessness had long been suppressed and would no longer bother him at all.
At this moment... my body simply wants it.
Luo Tingshi said he was suffering, but wasn't he the same?
He was just afraid...
Yu Zhi was a little annoyed that he could no longer stay with Luo Tingshi. Luo Tingshi's influence on him far exceeded his expectations.
Yu Zhi held Luo Tingshi's shoulders and stood up. "I'm going to the study. Don't follow me."
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Yu Zhi read the memorials for the whole day until the sound of the night watchman's drum drifted into his ears through the walls of the courtyard, and then he closed the memorials.
The moment he stood up, Yu Zhi suddenly felt dizzy and dark scenes flashed before his eyes. He suddenly held onto the long table and shouted, "Luo Tingshi!"
"Bang--"
The door was broken open in an instant. Luo Tingshi flew forward and embraced the staggering person, anxiously asking, "What's wrong with you?"
"I feel uncomfortable everywhere... Carry me back to my room and call Doctor Zhang." Waves of dizziness hit Yu Zhi. He snuggled tightly in Luo Tingshi's arms, frowning uncomfortably, his face as pale as paper.
Luo Tingshi's heart suddenly sank, and he quickly picked up Yu Zhi and returned to the bedroom.
Half a minute later, Doctor Zhang hurried over.
Luo Tingshi wiped the cold sweat from Yu Zhi's forehead with a handkerchief. He kept an eye on Doctor Zhang and saw him frown. Luo Tingshi immediately asked anxiously, "What's wrong with him?"
Doctor Zhang said, "Your Majesty has caught a cold. The cold evil has entered your body, and the stagnation in your chest has not been relieved. As a result, all your ailments have compounded and your body is struggling."
He stood up without delay and instructed Luo Tingshi, "I will go and make medicine for His Majesty. You stay here to look after His Majesty. If you see anything wrong, come to me immediately."
The person on the bed was groaning in pain, and the sound was so piercing to Luo Tingshi's ears that it felt like a knife was cutting his heart. He wished he could take the pain for him himself.
Luo Tingshi's eyes and brows were cold, and he kept wiping Yu Zhi's hot palms with a wet handkerchief.
Yu Zhi's face was pale, even his swollen lips that had been ravaged in the morning were pale and bloodless. His lips were slightly open and moving very slightly, as if he was saying something.
Luo Tingshi leaned in closer to listen, and after careful consideration, he heard him calling out:
"Luo Tingshi... Luo Tingshi..."
Luo Tingshi quickly grasped Yu Zhi's palm and pressed it against his cheek, letting him feel him, and said softly, "Your Majesty, I am here."
"Hold me, hold me."
Upon hearing this, Luo Tingshi immediately took off his shoes and got on the bed. He wrapped Yu Zhi tightly in the quilt and held him in his arms.
Lying in the familiar embrace, the uneasiness between Yu Zhi's brows gradually dissipated.
Luo Tingshi raised his finger and brushed away the hair that had fallen by Yu Zhi's ear, feeling a surge of regret. Yu Zhi always kicked the quilt when he fell asleep. It must have been because he was away last night and Yu Zhi hadn't covered himself properly, so he caught a cold.
Luo Tingshi lowered his head and pressed his forehead against Yu Zhi, which felt as hot as a stove.
He quickly reached over to take the silk handkerchief beside him, soaked it in the basin of water on the bedside table, and gently placed it on Yu Zhi's forehead.
"It hurts..." Yu Zhi gritted his teeth and yelled, his head was splitting with pain, as if his head was being repeatedly crushed by carriages and horses. He couldn't bear it and rolled to the side.
In an instant, an arm stretched out from behind, grabbed Yu Zhi's waist and pulled him back forcefully.
There was a strong wind outside.
The cold wind blew into the room against the wooden window. The candlelight went out for a moment, then lit up quietly again a moment later, emitting a tiny light as it walked to the bed.
A pair of red, bloodthirsty eyes were revealed.
The candle flame suddenly flickered, and the flame flickered, as if it was frightened.
Luo Tingshi held the person in his arms tightly, almost melting him into his bones and blood. The veins on the back of his hands bulged, and his fingertips turned white from exerting so much force.
The moment Yu Zhi rolled out of his arms, Luo Tingshi's entire back was instantly soaked, the blood in his body seemed to be frozen by the cold wind, and his lips turned white.
Fortunately, he was stopped in time. Luo Tingshi didn't dare to think about Ruo Yuzhi just rolling off the bed...
Luo Tingshi lowered his head and buried it deep in Yu Zhi's neck, his voice hoarse: "Xiao Yu..."
"Luo Tingshi..." The weak voice of the person in his arms sounded, "It hurts..."
Luo Tingshi understood that Yu Zhi was in pain from being strangled by him. He loosened his arms slightly, lowered his head and kissed the pale lips in his arms, and gently comforted him: "Doctor Zhang is making medicine for you, just bear with it."
Yu Zhi seemed to have heard it and lay there obediently without moving.
But after a while, he whined again and crawled into Luo Tingshi's arms, crying out aggrievedly: "Luo Tingshi..."
"Don't start another war."
Luo Tingshi replied: "Okay."
"Don't try to steal my child from me."
"good."
"Don't bully me."
"good."
"Well...what else do you want me to do?" Yu Zhi was burned unconscious. He put his face on Luo Tingshi's palm with difficulty and rubbed it gently, then raised his watery eyes.
"Can I pet the kitten?"
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