Chapter 105
But in just one day, Lin Qingyu seemed like a different person. Who could have imagined that not long ago, the powerful minister who led the new emperor to the throne was now curled up in the new emperor's arms with a pale face, his slightly messy long hair covering his side face, like a bird building a nest.
Jiang Xing could see that Lin Qingyu was trying hard to return to normal. But Lin Qingyu had suffered such a great shock, how could he recover so easily? Only by accompanying him all the time and coaxing him patiently can Jiang Xing lead him gradually out of the shadows.
Xu Junyuan, as the only person besides Lin Qingyu who knew Jiang Xing's identity, was forcibly kept in the palace just to create more opportunities for the young couple to be alone. He was given constant reminders whenever he had time. The imperial master of a country was treated like a eunuch by Jiang Xing. There was nothing that could be done about it. Otherwise, if others saw General Gu's wife being affectionate with the new emperor on the dragon bed, there would definitely be a bloody storm.
Lin Qingyu took the medicine for two days, and with Jiang Xing's company, his emotions temporarily stabilized, but he would still be in a trance occasionally. Sometimes he couldn't even remember whether he was dreaming or in the real world. When he heard others talking to him, the voices always seemed to be separated by a layer, as if the person speaking was in the water.
Lin Qingyu knew that this was a side effect of the tranquilizer. Drinking too much will make you sleepy, and sleeping too much will cause more dreams.
After he got better, Lin Qingyu told Jiang Xing the news that he had not received when he was in the northwest. How he took action against Xi Rong and Xiao Jie, and how he helped Xiao Li to ascend to the throne. He spoke slowly and clearly, but when he talked about the palace coup, he suddenly paused for a long time. When he spoke again, his face showed a blank calmness and he asked, "I...where were we just now?"
Jiang Xing wrote patiently: [You received a secret letter from a Xixia spy. 】
Lin Qingyu nodded: "After that, I went to the palace."
Jiang Xing wrote: [Is Xi Rong dead? 】
Lin Qingyu shook his head: "I thought, let him live, and sacrifice him when you return triumphantly."
There was some coldness in Jiang Xing's eyes: [Forget it, I'm afraid of dirtying my flag. 】
Lin Qingyu was startled, and he lifted the quilt and was about to get out of bed: "Then I will go and kill him now, and not dirty your general flag."
Jiang Xing felt a tightness in his chest and called out "baby" with a smile. He put the words he had written before on the candle flame and burned them, then spread out a stack of rice paper and wrote: [Let’s not talk about him for now, let’s talk about something important. 】
Lin Qingyu watched him write seriously and asked, "What are you talking about?"
[Qingyu, even though it was a dream, we have at least consummated our marriage. 】
How about we review it? What do you think. 】
After Jiang Xing finished writing, he waited for Lin Qingyu's answer nervously and expectantly. He almost couldn't help but turn the pen, but in order not to make Lin Qingyu angry, he overcame his instinct.
Lin Qingyu thought for a moment and said, "It seems... very painful."
Jiang Xing: ...
Lin Qingyu lowered her eyes and smiled: "But when I think it's you, I feel good."
Jiang Xing smiled and wrote in a flamboyant manner: [I feel great too, baby, it feels so comfortable inside, I like it very much]
Lin Qingyu looked at the paper full of "obscene words" and her cheeks turned slightly red. What Lin Qingyu didn't know was that Jiang Xing's face was also hot. The boy, who looked seventeen years old, had obscene words written on his hands, and he was just as shy and nervous as him.
Unfortunately, Jiang Xing and Lin Qingyu made love with despair at that time. No matter how much physical pleasure they felt, it was always covered with a layer of gloom.
But it doesn’t matter, he believes that he and Lin Qingyu can get over it.
Lin Qingyu put away the words written by Jiang Xing and whispered, "Don't let others see it." He was about to light the paper when his wrist was suddenly grabbed, and then Jiang Xing came closer.
Jiang Xing was about to kiss him.
Lin Qingyu's pupils reflected Xiao Li's face. He wanted to close his eyes like last time, but it was too late. His body stiffened uncontrollably and he turned his face away, avoiding the kiss.
Jiang Xing let him go, feeling a little aggrieved, and picked up a pen and slowly drew a line on the paper: [? 】
[Don’t you want to kiss me?] 】
Lin Qingyu calmed down and said, "I don't seem to be used to your current body."
【Um? But this body is the most similar to my original one. 】
"I know." Lin Qingyu was a little distressed, "It's just that I know Xiao Li."
Before Jiang Xing became Lu Wancheng and Gu Fuzhou, he had never seen these two people, so he could easily accept that Jiang Xing had their appearance. But he knew Xiao Li. Not only that, he had often been with Xiao Li in the past year. Xiao Li would smile at him, he fed Xiao Li food, and personally put the imperial crown on Xiao Li. To him, Xiao Li really existed.
Jiang Xing understood what Lin Qingyu wanted to express, and wrote: [Xu Junyuan said that I traveled to Xiao Li's body because my soul returned to its original body. You can think of Xiao Li and I as the same person. For some reason, my soul wandered outside and just came back now. 】
Lin Qingyu looked at him: "Now that you're back, will you never leave again?"
[Required.] 】
Seeing Jiang Xing speak so confidently, Lin Qingyu suppressed his uneasiness and anxiety and smiled faintly: "I will adapt as soon as possible. Kiss me again, and I won't hide anymore."
Jiang Xing smiled and gave Lin Qingyu a light kiss on the lips, but there was a hint of gloom in his eyes.
Lin Qingyu said he couldn't control it, but he was still trying hard to control it. Little did people know that a beautiful woman who is quiet and doesn’t cry or make a fuss is more pitiful than one who has an emotional breakdown.
Lin Qingyu recuperated for three days and seemed to have recovered. In recent days, the Queen Mother has been ruling the country from behind the scenes, and it has become clear that she is unable to cope with the situation. She learned that Lin Qingyu was almost recovered from his illness, so she asked him indirectly, "Qingyu, you must get better soon. I am still waiting for your decision on many things."
Lin Qingyu said calmly: "Thank you Queen Mother for your concern."
The Queen Mother sighed, "There has been no news from the northwest, and I don't know how Gu Fuzhou is doing in the battle of Yongliang."
Lin Qingyu's face suddenly changed and his breathing became rapid. In Lin Qingyu's current state, he couldn't listen to all this. In order to stop the Queen Mother from speaking further, Jiang Xing said, "Mother."
The Queen Mother was stunned, thinking she had heard wrongly: "...Li'er?"
Jiang Xing called out again: "Mother."
"The Emperor has spoken?" The Queen Mother was so excited that tears fell down her cheeks. She no longer had her usual dignified and graceful demeanor. "The Emperor has called me 'Mother'!"
Madam Xiujiao also choked up: "This is the first sentence the emperor said. The emperor is really thinking of you in his heart!"
The Queen Mother could no longer restrain herself and leaned on Jiang Xing's shoulder in agony: "Li'er, you are really getting better... Your Majesty has finally, finally waited for this day."
Jiang Xing can't pretend to be stupid all his life, nor can he suddenly become a normal person. This requires a gradual process. He started calling her "Mother" that day, and next year he would be able to recite poems, and in another three to five years he would be able to do some math problems.
[But I think it’s not bad to play dumb. Jiang Xing told Lin Qingyu, “Anyway, I’m too lazy to talk to anyone else except you.” 】
Jiang Xing's words "Mother" made the Queen Mother cry until she was short of breath, and she couldn't even attend the morning court the next day. Lin Qingyu changed into his official uniform, sat in front of the bronze mirror, and looked at himself in the mirror expressionlessly. A feeling of annoyance suddenly surged up in him.
He immediately closed his eyes before being discovered by Jiang Xing.
——Don’t think about it, Jiang Xing is back. You are so worried and anxious, crying all the time, how is you different from people like Xiao Jie? Do you want to become the kind of person you despise the most?
But, is Jiang Xing really back? Could it be that he is dreaming again? The dream is over, and Jiang Xing is about to leave.
Lin Qingyu opened his eyes and saw through the bronze mirror that the emperor was helping him adjust his official hat behind him. He quietly picked up the hairpin on the table and slowly stabbed the sharp end into his palm.
It hurts... It’s not a dream, that’s great.
Before Lin Qingyu could even breathe a sigh of relief, the hairpin in her hand was snatched away by Jiang Xing.
"Qingyu?"
Lin Qingyu paused and said, "Your Majesty."
Jiang Xing's frown relaxed immediately and he said with a smile, "I am Jiang Xing, don't forget me."
After practicing hard for a few days, he gradually regained the feeling of speaking and was able to utter short sentences.
Lin Qingyu raised the corner of his lips: "I remember. Jiang Xing is the emperor now, so it's not wrong for me to call you the emperor."
Jiang Xing lowered his head to check the wound on Lin Qingyu's palm. Fortunately, he discovered it in time and it was just a skin break without bleeding. Lin Qingyu said indifferently: "It's okay, just apply some medicine."
Lin Qingyu called Xiao Songzi to bring the medicine box and calmly applied the medicine to him. Jiang Xing looked at him thoughtfully for a while, but didn't help him. Suddenly, Jiang Xing raised his hand to take off the jade crown on his head, picked up the scissors beside him, and cut his long hair without hesitation.
Strands of black hair fell to the ground, and in a moment, the boy's long hair turned into short hair.
Lin Qingyu sat there in a daze for a long time before he said, "Jiang Xing..."
Jiang Xing curved his lips and smiled: "I'm here, baby."
Lin Qingyu was stunned and said: "You...why did you make yourself like this."
Jiang Xing made his hair messy and uneven, as if it had been bitten by a dog. Fortunately, he has such a face. Even with such messy hair, he is still handsome and energetic.
...Exactly the same as Jiang Xing in the dream.
He watched with his own eyes as the long-haired "Xiao Li" completely transformed into the short-haired Jiang Xing.
He still remembered the feeling of Jiang Xing's short hair brushing against his eyelashes when he lowered his head.
Jiang Xing tried hard to speak, but forgot how to say that word. He had no choice but to resign himself to his fate and write and hold up: [This is more handsome. 】
After several days of trance, Lin Qingyu finally felt reality, and the voices in his ears became clearer.
Jiang Xing knelt on one knee in front of Lin Qingyu and looked up at him: "Qingyu, it's me, Jiang Xing."
Lin Qingyu involuntarily reached out her hand and held Jiang Xing's face, as if relieved, as if trusting, as if sighing: "You are really back."
Jiang Xing spoke with difficulty: "I've been back for several days."
The mist in Lin Qingyu's eyes gradually dissipated, and clarity returned. He suddenly exerted force on his hand, pinched Jiang Xing's chin fiercely, and looked at him fiercely: "You still remember to come back!"
Jiang Xing didn't feel any pain at all, but frowned: "Be gentle, baby."
At this time, Xiao Songzi's voice came from outside: "Master Lin, Master Li and the others are still waiting in the Qinzheng Hall to discuss matters with you."
Lin Qingyu's eyes darkened, he looked around, and tore off a strip of cloth from the curtain. Jiang Xing was very conscious and even a little excited and stretched out his hands: "Here you go."
Lin Qingyu tied Jiang Xing's hands with a piece of cloth: "Go to bed and cover yourself with the quilt and wait for me. You are not allowed to go anywhere before I come back."
Is there such a good thing?
Jiang Xing nodded happily.
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