"Maybe..." Mu Li said with a hint of shyness, "Do you know who he is?"
Ye An: "Ali, how would I know who you like?"
Mu Li mustered up her courage, held his hand and said, "I've already said I'll enter the palace, so this one sentence won't make any difference. Xiao An, if I like you, what will you do?"
Ye An: “…”
Ye An encountered so many situations today that the word "shocked" could no longer be used to describe his shock. If I like you, even a fool would know that it means I like you. Ali... actually likes him and is confessing to him?
Ye An looked at Mu Li with complicated eyes. He always criticized him. Did he like him?
Mu Li's courage, which he had accumulated with great difficulty, was angered by his appearance: "Ye Xiaoan, what do you mean? Why are you looking at me like this again..."
Ye An suddenly asked: "Ali, do you really like me?"
Mu Li's jade-like face had turned red, and he nodded imperceptibly: "How can I joke about this kind of thing?"
Ye An rubbed his eyebrows tiredly. He was not surprised at all. In fact, he had never encountered such a chaotic situation. He liked Brother Mu, but Brother Mu wanted to marry someone else. He had no interest in A Li, but A Li confessed to him.
And there are a large group of concubines in the palace...
He couldn't get what he wanted, and what he got accidentally was not what he wanted.
Ye An's eyes were a little sore: "Ali, what do you like about me?"
Can't I change it?
Mu Li was stunned for a moment, then said seriously: "I have never seen someone like you. You are always happy and straightforward, although sometimes you are utterly stupid... Maybe it's because I envy you deep down that I care about you so much..."
"Ali..."
Ye An covered his face and asked, "Are you praising me or insulting me?"
Although he didn't like Mu Li, his heart couldn't help but ache for the young man in front of him when Mu Li was so open with him.
Ali is still immature and still at the age where he always wants to bully someone just because he likes them. All he wants to say is, Ye Xiaoan, please look at me.
"Ye Xiaoan." Mu Li said in a trembling voice: "I have told you everything. What do you think of me?"
Mu Li actually wanted to ask, do you like me? At this moment, he was very nervous, and his eyes lit up as if a burning flame was lit.
Ye An raised his head. He even had three palaces and six courtyards, so he might not need to take a confession to heart, but the one Mu Li liked was Ye Xiaoan. To be precise, it had nothing to do with his original self, just because he was himself. Just based on this point, Ye An couldn't help but be moved.
The boy’s sparkling eyes are very beautiful, but this feeling of being touched does not mean love.
Even though he had a premonition of how hurtful his words would be, he still wanted to say: "Ali, I'm sorry."
The bright fire in the boy's eyes suddenly went out. He was stunned for a moment, unwilling to believe it: "You...what do you mean by that?"
Ye An said: "I'm sorry, I don't like you."
Mu Li: "..."
Mu Li stood there in despair. Ye An stood with him for a long time until his legs were numb. After a long while, Mu Li seemed to slowly accept the fact. He let go of his hand and stepped back: "I...it's not that I haven't thought about it. Maybe you don't like me. It's just that I always thought that if you don't say it, I still have a chance..."
"It's fine this way." Mu Li sighed dejectedly: "Since you don't like me, I don't have to worry about entering the palace anymore. I will wait for the selection with peace of mind and won't have any unreasonable thoughts. Being a concubine is fine, it doesn't matter what, maybe this is my fate."
Ye An: “…”
Ye An was also feeling uncomfortable. After all the fuss, it turned out that Mu Li liked him. If he knew that Ye Xiaoan and the emperor were the same person, would A Li happily enter the palace? Should he go along with it or continue to try to stop Ali from entering the palace?
Still...it needs to be stopped.
He knew very well that he could not give Ali the love that she wanted. This kind of fulfillment would only make Ali become like Concubine Qiao, Concubine Yang and others. He even had to be on guard against his friends. Was this really a good thing?
Accomplishing this is not being responsible to Ali, it will just create another person trapped in the deep palace.
Ye An sorted out the clues and said, "Ali, don't give up on yourself... I will still find a way to prevent you from entering the palace."
Mu Li smiled: "I didn't. I just... couldn't find a reason to hold on. You'd better leave me alone. Entering the palace is such a big thing. What good ideas can you have? Why waste your time on it?"
Ye An didn't know how to convince him, and said angrily: "Then I'll find a way myself!"
"Xiao An... no matter what, thank you for still being willing to help me."
Mu Li's eyes flashed with tears, and he smiled and said, "Can I hug you? Don't worry, I, I don't have any other intentions..."
Mu Li was still chattering on and on and explaining carefully. Ye An hesitated for a moment, then opened his arms and wrapped the young man in his arms.
In fact, Mu Li is two years younger than him and has shared hardships with him. He is one of the few friends he has had since traveling through time and space and a friend he wants to cherish. But now he has to let this friend get hurt.
What should he do to make Ali feel better? Ye An tried hard to recall how brothers usually get along with their younger brothers, and gently patted Mu Li on the back.
Mu Li couldn't control himself and tears flowed down his face: "Ye Xiaoan, you... you really pissed me off!"
"Okay, wipe your face. It's not nice to cry."
Ye An found a handkerchief and handed it to Mu Li.
Mu Li wanted to be angry, but he could only force out a very tangled and weird expression, then he grabbed the handkerchief and wiped it twice.
Ye An was silent for a moment, then said, "What should I do in the future? I mean, should I avoid you in the future?"
Mu Li's eyes almost popped out: "You rejected me, and you want to avoid me?"
Ye An laughed: "I'm just afraid that you will be upset."
Mu Li said irritably: "Ye Xiaoan, am I so useless in your eyes?"
Ye An wanted to teach him a lesson, so he nodded in agreement.
Mu Li: "..."
Mu Li sighed helplessly: "Forget it, I know you have no conscience for a long time. I am a man after all, I can let go, even if I am sad, I will not think too much. This matter has been made clear, let's put it aside, we are still friends, how about it?"
"...Okay." Ye An smiled.
It seems that although Ali is a little spoiled, he is not an unreasonable or persistent person, so he can rest assured.
"That's good." Mu Li stretched out his hand again, trembling: "Ye Xiaoan, listen to me, I'll say it once, from now on we will be friends for life."
The same goes if you have someone you like.
Mu Li has a secret that he cannot tell. On his way out from home to look for someone, he somehow bought an embroidered bag. Today is Chinese Valentine's Day, and he wants to secretly find some time to hang his and Ye Xiaoan's names on the marriage tree. The servants all say that it works, and he also hopes it will work, but it seems that he will never need it.
He is not a stingy person. If he cannot get something and it is not his, he will bless him. This is the upbringing and tolerance he has had since he was a child.
"Ali, thank you..."
Ye An held Mu Li's hand and thought, I will always cherish you as a friend.
Mu Ci asked Jiang Jing to wait for a moment. Ye An and Mu Li were not good at martial arts and it might be dangerous if they left his sight. Mu Ci used this reason to convince himself to find Ye An and Mu Li. As he approached the alley, he heard Mu Li say, Ye Xiaoan, what would you do if I like you?
Mu Ci paused, realizing what he had bumped into, and did not move forward. He remembered Ye Xiaoan's embroidered bag, and after a moment of silence, he turned around.
Jiang Jing was surprised and asked, "You came back so soon. Did you find them?"
Mu Ci just smiled very lightly.
When they met again, both Ye An and Mu Li had red eyes. Ye An told Mu Li not to cry. When he saw Mu Ci, he remembered that his elder brother Mu was going to marry someone else, and he felt overwhelmed with sadness. Mu Li had not yet completely recovered from the pain of having his confession rejected.
Little did he know that Mu Ci saw it and had another explanation. Even though he wanted to comfort her, he didn't know where to start.
Mu Ci was indifferent, Mu Li and Ye An were both sad. As the only lively woman, Jiang Jing could only make small talk: "A Li, Xiao An, what's wrong with you two?"
Mu Li didn't want anyone to know that he was heartbroken, so he kept shaking his head: "Sister Jing, don't ask anymore."
Ye An still had some resentment towards Jiang Jing who suddenly appeared. He didn't want to talk and just shook his head like Mu Li.
Mu Ci tried to smooth things over: "Maybe you are tired from shopping today, let's go back."
"Xiao An, see you next time." Mu Li said goodbye to Ye An and lowered his eyelashes politely. He was still the handsome young man when they first met.
Ye An knew, however, that after experiencing a broken heart, the noisy Ali had grown up.
In fact, it's not just A-Li. Looking at Jiang Jing and Mu Ci standing together, Ye An thought with great sadness that maybe he was also heartbroken.
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This is a two-way secret, and it has become a polyamorous relationship.
Mu Ci (disappointed): It turns out that Ye Xiaoan and my brother are two-way
Mu Li (sad): It turns out Ye Xiaoan doesn’t like me
Ye Xiaoan (sobbing): It turns out that Brother Mu and Sister Jing are a couple.
Jiang Jing: ...Everyone else is drunk, but I am sober.
Ye Xiaoan: Ranmei, wow wow wow, I’m heartbroken.
Ranmei: Don’t cry, there are a group of concubines waiting for you at home!
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