Chapter 29
"call……"
Yu Zhi turned his head and buried himself in the quilt. His fingers, which were marked with a circle of red marks, slowly closed and clenched the thin quilt under his palms, and he gently closed his eyes.
…
The dragon vein trembled, and deep in the valley, mountains collapsed and rocks cracked, bridges broke, and the water rose. The quiet and peaceful place became a muddy ruin, and a humming sound echoed continuously in the valley. The flood overflowed the mountains and rushed into the narrow river channel.
The person who is good at controlling water is not here.
Yu Zhi breathed very slowly, a thin layer of sweat broke out on his forehead, and he remained motionless, waiting for the strange sensations to subside.
The autumn wind waded in, bringing with it a chilling chill. Yu Zhi gathered his clothes and wrapped himself more tightly with the brocade quilt.
Having just recovered from a serious illness, he doesn't want to fall ill again.
After a long time, the earthquake gradually subsided and Yu Zhi breathed a sigh of relief.
After lying down and resting for a while, until everything returned to normal, he slowly sat up and walked to the wooden window in his slippers.
broken.
The center of the lake was surrounded by water, and the small boat was rowed away by Luo Tingshi.
It was far from the lakeshore, and the East Courtyard was sparsely populated, so even if he shouted, no one would hear him. He was thrown onto an isolated island, with nowhere to go.
"Luo Tingshi, you did a great job!" Yu Zhi scolded angrily.
As his eyes swept across the vast water, Yu Zhi suddenly saw a small black dot in the distance, coming towards him.
Yu Zhi immediately turned around, straightened his clothes, put on his shoes and socks, looked himself up and down, and made sure that there was nothing else unusual before he felt relieved.
"Your Majesty, I will take you back."
Soon, the respectful voice of the servant was heard outside.
Yu Zhi walked out of the cottage slowly. Several guards came forward to protect him as he stepped onto the wooden boat, and the group returned to the shore.
Yu Zhi turned around and asked them, "Did Luo Tingshi ask you to come?"
The attendant replied, "Yes. Someone has been sent to clean Xishan Pavilion. Your Majesty may move in today."
Yu Zhi asked everyone, "Did Luo Tingshi say when he would be back?"
"I don't know."
Yu Zhi exhaled slowly, feeling a bit anxious. Judging from the situation, Luo Tingshi didn't seem to be returning in the short term.
I don’t know what happened.
Everyone accompanied Yu Zhi for a few rounds in the garden. Yu Zhi gradually felt tired and exhausted.
He came to Xishan Pavilion.
Xishan Pavilion was cleaned inside and out, leaving it spotless. The air was filled with a crisp, cool fragrance, like ice and snow just melting.
Yu Zhi became more and more anxious.
There is no trace of that person here.
He turned around and ordered, "Go, bring Luo Tingshi's clothes here."
The attendants immediately obeyed, and soon they returned to Xishan Pavilion, carrying the clothes. The emperor was standing by the window with his hands behind his back. Hearing the commotion, he said without turning his head, "Put them all on the bed."
"yes."
After the matter was settled, everyone retreated outside the house, and Yu Zhi then turned around.
Walking to the bedside and glancing at the neatly arranged clothes, he raised his hand to cover his slightly moving belly and scolded them softly: "Alright, alright, stop making trouble. It's really annoying. Do you really want him to accompany you?"
Yu Zhi stepped onto the bed helplessly, picked up the man's clothes one by one and spread them on the bed. He took a deep breath, held his stomach, and carefully lay down in the pile of clothes.
The clothes have been starched and washed, so there is not much scent left, but it is better than nothing.
Yu Zhi rubbed the clothes against his cheek, hugged it and slowly fell asleep.
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Yu Zhi had a dream.
He dreamed that he was in a luxurious and spacious palace, with his hands and feet chained to the bed and unable to go anywhere.
Yu Zhi knew clearly that he was dreaming.
He didn't rush to find a way to escape, but looked around with interest. The interior furnishings seemed to belong to the Sheng Kingdom.
Yu Zhi was wondering why he had such a dream when a chorus of voices suddenly came into his ears.
"His Majesty!"
Immediately afterwards, the sound of unhurried footsteps could be heard in the empty hall, which was quite similar to the first time he met Luo Tingshi.
The footsteps stopped beside him. Just as Yu Zhi was about to look up, someone suddenly grabbed his jaw tightly and half-held him, pulling him onto the bed.
Before Yu Zhi could say anything, he was showered with kisses.
Yu Zhi: “…”
Why is it still the same thing in my dreams?
The chains jingled as Yu Zhi was kissed again and again until his mouth was numb. When the man let him go, he complained to him.
"Can you be a little gentler? You're kissing me like a hungry wolf. My mouth is almost swollen."
Luo Tingshi cast his gaze towards his lips, his eyes stern: "Yu Zhi, you are now my prisoner, not an emperor."
Yu Zhi: “…”
He must have had this dream because Luo Tingshi had been whispering in his ear today that he wanted to imprison him.
It's hard to wake up from this dream for a while.
Yu Zhi was extremely helpless and spread his hands: "What do you want?"
"I want you." The tall figure enveloped Yu Zhi.
…
Yu Zhi thought he would wake up after it was over, but he was still in the dream. Luo Tingshi came to see him every day, and would often hold him in a daze afterwards.
He felt the other party's confusion and uneasiness, which was very strange.
How could such an arrogant person like Luo Tingshi be like this? He didn't look like a ferocious wolf, but more like a puppy who was afraid of being abandoned by his owner.
Yu Zhi asked him doubtfully, "You have me, haven't you? What else do you want?"
Luo Tingshi's body stiffened slightly. He opened his eyes, which were covered by long eyelashes and looked straight into Yu Zhi's eyes. His voice was dry and he said, "I want you to love me."
Yu Zhi suddenly opened his eyes.
Everything was dark and empty. A cold wind rushed into the room, blowing up the gauze curtains in front of the bed. Yu Zhi got out of bed and poured a glass of water down his throat.
The cold water entered my stomach, but it couldn't stop the dryness in my heart.
Those eyes were always lingering in front of Yu Zhi's eyes - those dark eyes full of love.
Yu Zhi was a little upset.
My chest feels tight.
"Bang--"
Suddenly, a loud noise struck Yu Zhi's ear canal. Almost at the same moment, he was kicked in the lower abdomen, causing a dull pain.
Yu Zhi quickly sat down on the table, lowered his head and gently stroked his belly through his clothes, saying softly, "It's okay, baby, don't be afraid. Father is here."
After a long time, the child finally stopped making noise.
Yu Zhi raised his sleeve to wipe the cold sweat from his forehead, and then he had the time to look towards the source of the loud noise.
Yu Zhi vaguely saw a thick branch among the grass in the west corner of the yard. The pine tree behind it was bent by the strong wind, and the rumbling thunder resounded through the sky and the earth.
I don't know if it was struck by lightning or blown off by the wind.
The fallen leaves on the ground were rolling in the wind.
It was only the evening hour, but it felt like night outside. It was pitch black and almost impossible to see.
It's going to rain heavily again. No wonder he feels stuffy in his chest.
Over the past month, heavy rains have occurred frequently in counties near Gu Yue. He had recently issued orders to the county governors, ordering them to reinforce the dikes and allow the people living in the valleys to temporarily move to open areas.
Therefore, there are currently no serious disasters in the counties.
But he heard that Dengzhou, which was closer to Guyue and was the territory of Sheng State, had suffered a flood.
Luo Tingshi he...
"Knock knock!" There was a rapid knock on the door.
Yu Zhi immediately called people in. Behind Lu Jing followed a soldier wearing Sheng State armor. He was soaked all over and was dripping water onto the ground.
The soldier took out a jade pendant from his bosom, knelt on one knee, and presented it to Yu Zhi: "Dengzhou is flooded. Our emperor has rushed to Dengzhou to inspect the disaster. His Majesty said he will be back tomorrow, so don't worry."
Yu Zhi took it and took a look. It was Luo Tingshi’s jade pendant.
He glanced at Lu Jing and said to the soldier, "I understand. Let someone take you to change clothes and take a rest."
The soldier retreated in response.
"The wind is strong, be careful not to catch a cold. I will close the windows for Your Majesty." Lu Jing closed several windows one by one, turned around and lit the lamps in the house.
A curtain of candlelight brought out the worry in Yu Zhi's brow.
Lu Jing was secretly shocked and asked, "Your Majesty, are you worried about Emperor Sheng?"
Yu Zhi lowered his eyes and said angrily, "Why would an emperor like him go to Dengzhou to cause trouble? What if...what if something happens, what will happen to me and the child? The child is only five months old and cannot be separated from his comfort."
Lu Jing: "Emperor Sheng is a thoughtful person and will not act rashly. Your Majesty, please relax and do not worry too much."
The candlelight passed over the long table, casting two dark shadows in front of Yu Zhi's eyes. Yu Zhi snorted softly, "You didn't even tell me before you left. I'll give him an antidote to restore his martial arts, so he can escape in time if he's in danger."
Lu Jing could tell that His Majesty was not talking to him.
He was talking to that person across the air.
Yu Zhi raised his head: "I have nothing to do here, you can go back."
Lu Jing was in a very complicated mood. His Majesty didn't need him at this moment. Lu Jing knew that it was useless for him to stay here, so he obeyed the order and bowed before leaving.
A quarter of an hour later, the kitchen delivered the medicinal food developed by Doctor Zhang.
Yu Zhi had something on his mind and had no appetite, but the two children couldn't go hungry, so he forced himself to eat the medicinal food and lay back on the bed.
A sleepless night.
The next day, Doctor Zhang came to take Yu Zhi's pulse. As soon as he entered the room, he saw that the little emperor had a dark circle under his eyes.
Well, I didn’t sleep all night.
Doctor Zhang shook his head and said earnestly, "I know Your Majesty is worried about Luo Tingshi, but you can't not sleep!"
Yu Zhi smiled bitterly: "These two kids kept me awake. They are so heartless, they only know how to make trouble."
Doctor Zhang said mysteriously, "So that's why. It's not because Your Majesty is so worried about him that he can't sleep."
"How is this possible?" Yu Zhi immediately raised his head, his face slightly cold, and his voice tinged with anger, "He is such a bastard. If the child didn't need him, I wouldn't have thought of him."
Doctor Zhang stroked his beard and said, "I misunderstood."
The little emperor straightened his back, his soft, round eyes condensed with frost, and he asked aggressively: "What did you misunderstand?"
Doctor Zhang, seeing that he was determined to get to the bottom of things, had no choice but to say, "I misunderstood that Your Majesty had feelings for Luo Tingshi."
"Absolutely impossible!" Yu Zhi's voice was loud and clear, with an unprecedented sharpness between his eyebrows.
Doctor Zhang understood what was going on and smiled, saying, "Your Majesty has not slept all night. You should rest well now and don't get angry."
He quickly took the emperor's pulse and prescribed medicine, then left with his medicine box and an umbrella.
The room was silent. Yu Zhi breathed a sigh of relief and gazed out at the rain. The heavy rain fell into the mud, forming puddles. The pine tree in the corner of the yard was pitch black, struck by lightning the previous night.
Yu Zhi thought to himself, I hope the rain will stop soon.
However, God did not fulfill his wish and it rained all day long.
In the evening, Luo Tingshi still hadn't returned. Yu Zhi went to bed with a cold face and forced himself to close his eyes and fall asleep.
The sound of the dripping rain is annoying.
Yu Zhi picked up the pillow to cover his ears. After a long time, Yu Zhi finally felt sleepy and fell into a drowsy dream.
Half asleep and half awake, a strange feeling spread throughout his body, as if he were soaked in warm water, sore and limp. Until an unbearable soreness and limpness suddenly pulled him out of his dream, Yu Zhi trembled all over and fell into the man's arms.
A familiar low voice sounded in my ears.
"Does your Majesty still hold true to what he said before leaving?"
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