Ye An found that he had made a wrong decision. Now that Mu Ci has become an official, he will definitely meet him often. This time he was unwell, so how can he avoid him next time? If he never sees Mu Ci, other ministers will think that he doesn't like Brother Mu.
This won't do, so I have to hurry up and catch up with Brother Mu...
Ye An's mind was focused on how to meet Mu Ci again and again. He considered himself an amateur when it came to chasing people, and it would be great if someone could give him some pointers.
But who around him can help him?
Ye An frowned, thinking of his younger brother, King Ye Le of Dongling, who had once betrayed him.
On a sunny day, Ye An's hand was finally healed, even by the imperial physician. He could not wait to leave the palace. For the first time, he did not bother to look for his beloved elder brother Mu, but visited Ye Le in the name of visiting his younger brother.
Among all the kings, King Dongling never cared much about his reputation. As soon as the door was closed, he would commit adultery in broad daylight, and the object of his adultery was the young man who failed to climb into bed in the bathhouse. Several days had passed since he returned home from the bathhouse, and Ye Le finally remembered that this young man Yuan, who had good craftsmanship, was locked up in the firewood room of the palace, and finally ordered his people to release him.
Yuan Sheng intended to sleep with Ye Le, and Ye Le also liked Yuan Sheng's face. He didn't expect that the handsome man was still so handsome after being locked up in the woodshed for a few days, and he didn't have a trace of resentment. Ye Le was already somewhat fond of him, so he ordered Manager Miao to check Yuan Sheng's background carefully and train him for a while.
When Manager Miao presented the secret report, Ye Le was shocked to find out that Yuan Sheng was actually from the Yuan family in the Prime Minister's Mansion. His real name was Yong Sheng, and he was a bastard of a branch of the Yuan family.
There are many wealthy families in the imperial city, but not all children of wealthy families have the same good fortune. For example, Yongchang, the legitimate son of Prime Minister Yuan, is favored by the Empress Dowager and the Prime Minister. When he grows up a few years later, he will most likely enter the palace and be crowned Queen, and his future seems bright. For example, Yongsheng, the illegitimate son of the Yuan family's side branch, because his biological mother is a maid of the Yuan family, he dresses a little more decently than ordinary servants. There are many such young masters in the Yuan family, and it is impossible for Prime Minister Yuan to take care of them one by one. Yuan Yongsheng's biological father was of little consequence, but his stepmother was a powerful one. It was said that in order to save some money on daily expenses, she gave Yuan Yongsheng and his mother ten taels of silver to divide the property.
As a result, Yuan Yongsheng had to go out to make a living. He was born into a wealthy family and had a good appearance, so it was not surprising that he wanted to climb up the social ladder. King Dongling Ye Le is exactly the high branch that he has his eyes on. Ye Le has not yet married a wife, and there are many concubines in his mansion who are well treated. If he can catch the King Dongling's eye, he will not have to worry about food and drink even if he is a concubine without a rank.
Ye Le didn't like Yuan Yongsheng's intentions at all, but thinking about his face and massage skills, Ye Le summoned him reluctantly.
As Manager Miao said, Yuan Yongsheng had taken contraceptive soup in advance, put on a thin robe and knelt waiting. He had a pair of quiet eyes and thin lips but a beautiful shape. Ye Le glanced at him, ordered the eunuch to bring wine and lowered the curtains. Since Yuan Yongsheng knew massage, Ye Le asked him to start with his specialty.
Ye Le took a sip of wine, he was drunk, his peach blossom eyes were full of water, he threw away the glass cup, half took off his clothes, and raised his chin to Yuan Yongsheng. Yuan Yongsheng had never seen such beauty, his throat tightened, but he still tried his best to restrain himself and let Ye Le feel comfortable first.
When Ye An arrived at Dongling Palace, Ye Le had just finished washing up and was sitting in the rose chair, drowsy, with ambiguous kiss marks all over his neck. Yuan Yongsheng stood quietly behind the chair, rubbing his waist. Ye An was shocked and thought to himself that Ranmei was not like this. In fact, Ye An had misunderstood. Wen Ziran and Ye Le had different identities. Wen Ziran was nominally the emperor's concubine, so she had to restrain herself. Even if she went out for a loving relationship and came back with kiss marks, most of them were in secluded places. Dongling Palace was Ye Le's territory, so Ye Le didn't have to worry too much.
"Royal brother."
Ye Le did not feel embarrassed. He stood up with the help of the eunuch and saluted Ye An. The emperor had never visited his mansion since it was built. It was a great honor to welcome the emperor in disguise.
Ye An blushed and said, "Xiao Le, I came here to ask you, how can I quickly chase someone?"
Ye Le: “…”
Ye Le teased, "Who has the emperor taken a fancy to now?"
Ye An said: "No, he is not a newcomer, but Brother Mu..."
Ye Le understood: "Brother Huang and Master Mu still haven't made it?"
Ye An bit his lip and said nothing.
Ye Le was just joking, and he even made a bathrobe, but it was not done yet. Ye Le hurriedly said: "I am not good at it either. I have never chased anyone. Just beckoning is enough."
After saying that, he hooked his finger at Yuan Yongsheng who was serving behind him. Yuan Yongsheng immediately knelt down with a smile, held his hand, and kissed it as if it were a treasure.
Ye An was stunned and thought that if he was like this... he should be the one kissing Brother Mu's hand instead!
Ye Le said: "Brother, are you... asleep?"
Ye An wanted to say that sleeping in Brother Mu’s bed was the same as sleeping, but he clearly knew what Ye Le meant. He froze for a moment and shook his head with difficulty.
Ye Le frowned: "What about kissing?"
Ye An still shook his head.
Ye Le was speechless, and Ye An hurriedly said, "There are handshakes!"
Ye Le thought, what's the point of holding hands? Holding hands won't make you pregnant.
"I'm afraid this won't work. Brother, why don't you try to make it a done deal?"
Tell him that if you do something, even if you have no feelings at all, you will become affectionate. Isn't the purpose of liking someone to enjoy life in the moment? As long as we are happy in life, why bother about anything else.
Ye An was startled: "Xiao Le, you are asking me to..."
Ye Le smiled: "This is the only bad idea I have. As for how to kidnap someone to bed, I don't know. Does your Majesty want me to teach you?"
Ye An said with a stiff upper lip: "No, no need..."
Ye Le said softly, "In my eyes, my brother is the emperor, and any means he uses are not excessive, except for one thing... my brother must not use aphrodisiacs... do you understand what I mean?"
Ye An couldn't help concentrating. Was Ye Le reminding him not to use medicine to force Brother Mu?
Ye Le was really overthinking it. If he could have brought himself to do something to Brother Mu, he might have already ordered the Grand Tutor to send his eldest son into the palace. There wouldn't be any trouble now!
Ye An said: "I understand, I promise that this will not happen."
Ye Le was relieved and smiled: "Although I don't know how to lure someone to bed, I do have other means."
Ye Le clapped his hands, and Miao, the chief steward of the Dongling Palace, came out with a group of servants holding several rosewood boxes.
Manager Miao bowed and opened the wooden boxes one by one. These boxes were all covered with the finest red velvet and contained a dazzling array of strangely shaped utensils, most of which Ye An could not name.
"What is this?"
Ye An was in awe of the unknown things and did not act rashly. Instead, he pointed at a delicate columnar jade bar from a distance and asked Ye Le curiously. There seemed to be a few jade bells on one end of the jade bar.
Ye Le muttered: "Brother, you don't even know this? This is a jade seal..."
Ye Le came close to Ye An and whispered to him the purpose of the jade dildo. Ye An opened his eyes wide, gasped, and took three steps back.
It's not that he didn't know that there are romantic and interesting props in modern times, but he didn't expect that there were also such a bunch in ancient times... jade rings, jade chains, after Ye Le introduced one of them, Ye An drew inferences from it and roughly guessed what the others were.
Ye An warned himself not to look around randomly, but he was still tempted and took a peek out of curiosity.
Ye Le burst out laughing: "If my royal brother likes it, why don't I have someone prepare a new set and give it to him?"
"I don't like it!" Ye An glared at him, and after a while he stammered, "But if you insist on giving it to me, it would be bad if I don't accept it. Find a time when there are few people around and send it to the palace."
Ye Le nodded vigorously.
After Ye An finished explaining, he was about to run away, but suddenly he remembered something and turned back to say, "Oh, Xiaole, the furnishings in your house... are a bit extravagant. I know it's not easy for you, so you really don't have to force yourself."
Ye Le: “…”
It is estimated that Prince Dongling will never be able to change his image of a poor man in the eyes of the emperor throughout his life.
Ye Le looked at the boxes of props and said with a smile: "Yuan Yongsheng, you have served me well. From today on, you will stay by my side. If you are pleasing to me, I will reward you with a position."
Yuan Yongsheng knelt down respectfully to express his gratitude. He was not at all surprised that Ye Le knew his real name. Before entering the Dongling Palace, he had already prepared himself to be thoroughly investigated. However, when he heard the word "position", a rare fluctuation flashed across Yuan Yongsheng's dark eyes.
Ye An left the Dongling Palace and turned around to look for Mu Ci again. But this time he came at an unfortunate time. The servants of the Taifu Mansion only thought that the eldest young master had gone out to work and had not yet returned home. Ye An finally came out but did not meet Mu Ci. He felt a little depressed.
Ye An didn't know that when the servant of the Mu Mansion rejected him, Mu Ci was actually standing behind the gate and listening. He had decided to stay away from this young man from now on. He originally wanted to ask for permission to leave the imperial city, but now that he had an official position, he could no longer leave. He could only keep his distance from him. Watching Ye Xiaoan leave sadly, Mu Ci felt unhappy.
"Hey, Xiao An, why are you here?"
A clear female voice came over, bringing Mu Ci back to his senses. Mu Ci looked carefully and saw that it was Doctor Jiang, who was invited by his mother Xiao and often visited the mansion, talking to Ye Xiaoan.
As for Ye An, he had previously mistakenly thought that Jiang Jing was Mu Ci's fiancée, so he couldn't help but feel resistant to Jiang Jing. After the misunderstanding was cleared up, he immediately became more fond of this straightforward female military doctor, and his eyes lit up as he said, "Sister Jing!"
Doctor Jiang smiled. She and Mu Ci had been close friends for many years. She looked at Ye An and Mu Li as if they were her own brothers. The young man in front of her was handsome, and his smile was very likable. He always stayed with the Mu brothers. Jiang Jing could see tenderness in his beautiful eyes. Ye Xiaoan should like one of the brothers. Now that Mu Li was not in the mansion, Ye Xiaoan came to find Mu Ci. Jiang Jing knew who Ye Xiaoan liked without having to guess.
Ye An said: "Sister Jing is here to see Brother Mu as well?"
Jiang Jing smiled and replied: "No."
She had a good relationship with the Xiao family and was invited by the Xiao family to come as a guest. She originally came here empty-handed, but remembering that Xiao loved to take care of flowers and plants, Jiang Jing arrived at the Tutor's Mansion but had not yet gone in. She thought of going to the flower market first and buying some seasonal flowers.
Both her parents died early, and she was raised by her uncle. Since she was a child, she followed her uncle, a doctor, to practice medicine everywhere, and she had to do everything she wanted to do by herself.
"Sister Jing, are you going to pick flowers?"
Ye An rubbed his hands excitedly. It turned out that his future mother-in-law liked flowers! He can also do his best together.
Jiang Jing naturally went to the flower market with Ye An. On the other hand, Xiao was overjoyed to learn that Jiang Jing and Ye Xiaoan were together. She had intended to bring Jiang Jing and Ye Xiaoan together, but she didn't expect that before she could bring the two together, they fell in love with each other.
Xiao was happy and said to Mu Ci seriously, "Ah Ci, Miss Jiang is a girl after all, and Xiao An is alone here, so please follow them from a distance and take care of them."
Mu Ci didn't expect that his deliberate avoidance of Ye Xiaoan would be disrupted by the matchmaking of the Xiao family. On one side was his own mother, and on the other was a friend. Mu Ci had no choice but to agree.
He followed the two men from a distance, feeling a little strange. Ye Xiaoan originally came to look for him, and it was supposed to be him and Ye Xiaoan together. When his position was replaced by someone else, Mu Ci felt upset, but he had always been restrained and introverted, and would not easily show his emotions. After all, it was he who avoided Ye Xiaoan and did not go to meet him, so how could he have the nerve to blame others?
Ye An and Jiang Jing unexpectedly hit it off, and they chatted and laughed all the way to the flower market. Looking around, you can see colorful flowers everywhere in the flower market, people coming and going, and the sounds of hawking are endless.
"Sister Jing, look at this flower!"
Ye An fell in love with the colorful peonies in a shop at first sight. He picked up one of the flowerpots and looked back with a bright smile. He felt that this bright red peony was a perfect match for Jiang Jing, who liked to wear red clothes.
Buying flowers sometimes depends on personal preference. Jiang Jing took the "Zhuangyuanhong" that Ye An liked, and bought another "Green Fragrance Ball". Peonies are actually more valuable in yellow and green colors. Green peonies are extremely rare, and she didn't expect to see one in the flower market.
The two peonies were expensive. As soon as Jiang Jing took out her purse, Ye An took out a silver note from his pocket and paid the bill readily.
Jiang Jing laughed and said, "Xiao An is really rich!"
"That's right!" Ye Xiaoan was very proud. "My...my family is in business, we have plenty of money! Tell me what else Sister Jing wants to buy, and I'll buy it!"
Seeing that Ye An and Jiang Jing were having a good chat, Mu Ci, who was following behind, became even more depressed.
The flower market was crowded and bustling. Even with the secret guards accompanying him, Mu Ci followed behind, and it was inevitable that people would stumble and fall as they came and went. Ye Anton looked around and accidentally bumped into a child selling flowers. The child was about five or six years old, and was very skinny. He was carrying a small bamboo basket full of flowers. When Ye An bumped into him, the basket was about to fall. Ye An quickly supported the child and apologized repeatedly.
The child seemed frightened. After Ye An coaxed him several times, the fear on his face gradually subsided. He took out an unknown flower from the bamboo basket and handed it to Ye An.
"Big brother, please buy my flowers!" The child relaxed his brows and said in a baby voice.
Ye An felt sorry for him for having to start a business at such a young age, so he took out his purse and gave it to him, then took the flower to admire it. He saw that the petals were thin and a little ugly in appearance, but the golden stamens were plump and watery. Ye An couldn't help but get close to it and smell it, and a strong and strange cold fragrance came to his nose.
Ye An said: "Why does the fragrance of this flower seem a little strange..."
He muttered something and suddenly felt a little sleepy. After a while, his eyelids drooped unconsciously.
"Big brother!" the child called again, but Ye An's eyes were unfocused and he couldn't hear clearly.
At this moment, a carriage rushed in amid people's screams and complaints. Several strong men jumped out from the crowd and quickly lifted Ye An onto the carriage as if they had been waiting for it. Everything happened in a flash. Jiang Jing was turning around to do stitches on the other side when she turned around and screamed. Mu Ci and An Yi, who had been following Ye An, were far away from him. When they realized that Ye An was missing and rushed up together, the carriage had already knocked over several people and drove away.
"Xiao An!" Mu Ci said anxiously. He didn't ride a horse today, and he definitely couldn't catch up with the carriage just relying on his two legs.
The other secret guards around An Yi quickly brought a few horses, and An Yi threw the reins of one of them to Mu Ci without saying a word.
An Yi said quickly: "Master Mu, I don't know who has captured our Lord. I beg you to chase him with me!"
An Yi was planning to rescue Ye An as quickly as possible. While speaking, he ordered the other secret guards to mount their horses and chase the carriage in front.
Mu Ci was also confused at this time. Who exactly was Ye Xiaoan and why was he protected by so many experts? However, all his confusion was gradually replaced by his worry for Ye Xiaoan. No matter what, he had to find the person first.
Ye An was in a daze in the carriage, not knowing where he was. In a daze, he smelled the strong and oppressive cold fragrance again. Someone leaned down and kept calling "Your Majesty".
Ye An opened his mouth, wanting to speak but no words came out.
The man whispered softly, pushing a pill into his mouth.
Ye An struggled to open his eyes. His vision became dim and he could not see anything clearly. In a trance, he only saw a flash of bright red in the corner of the man's eyes.
Oops, looks like I was drugged.
As soon as Ye An realized this fact, he fell into endless darkness.
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