When the heart is moved, love arises, but even Yin Chengyu himself can't tell when he fell in love.
Maybe it was when she was assassinated and blinded, and she lived with Xue Shu under the cliff for half a month, and when she returned to the palace, she found that Xue Shu cut off his flesh to feed her; maybe it was when Xue Shu searched everywhere for him and brought his only remaining relatives to him; or maybe it was when he was bedridden, and Xue Shu did not hesitate to look for doctors and medicine for him everywhere...
Five years, more than a thousand days and nights.
They have experienced both good and bad times, times of swordplay and times of tenderness.
The entanglement between them is too deep, and the physical entanglement has left traces on the heart. Insincere words can deceive others but not oneself.
It is probably difficult to clearly define the boundaries between love and desire in this world.
He and Xue Shu were like two vines entwined with each other, and after a long time, they could no longer be separated easily.
It may only take a moment to fall in love, but love grows from daily companionship and mutual support.
He trudged through the long night, braving the wind and snow, with only Xue Shu accompanying him from beginning to end.
As people who have been on the same journey for five years, it is impossible for us to remain indifferent.
"But I would rather go with Your Highness." Xue Shu looked at him, and after a long period of pretending, he looked like he was crying but not crying, revealing his scarred heart: "It is better to sleep together in life and die together than to be separated by Yin and Yang for the rest of our lives and never see each other again."
He grabbed Yin Chengyu's hand, pressed it against his chest, and accused him word by word: "After Your Highness left, I have not been doing well."
The phrase "I'm not having a good time" sums up five years of longing.
It's more than bad.
If you have never felt lovesickness in your life, then once you do, you will be in deep pain. [1]
He thought that not being able to get what he wanted was the most painful thing. Later, when Yin Chengyu died, he realized the pain of "the sky is high and the underworld is dark, both places are vast and cannot find him."
In the following years, Yin Chengqin always said that he was crazy.
He would rather be really crazy, because it would be more comfortable than living soberly, letting his thoughts become a knife and suffering from torture.
Yin Chengyu saw the sorrow hidden deep in his eyes.
Xue Shu had the blood of a beast in his bones. He never cried out in pain, and even when he was vulnerable he would only show a little bit of pain.
But now he looks extremely painful and scared.
His slightly aching heart sank a little, and Yin Chengyu gently stroked his eyebrows: "Isn't Qin'er treating you well?"
He thought Xue Shu might be sad after he left, but it would only be temporary.
Yin Chengqian was young, and the court situation was not yet completely stable. Xue Shu was appointed as the regent. With his talents, if he could assist with all his heart and effort, he could live a good life at least before Yin Chengqian took power.
If he was smart enough and took the initiative to give up power after Yin Chengqin took power, he might have been able to live a prosperous life until old age.
When I recall this ridiculous experience from my youth many years later, perhaps only a few sighs will remain.
"Who will treat me well when Your Highness is gone?" Xue Shu sneered when Yin Chengqian was mentioned. "Your Highness worked so hard to plan and pave the way for him, but they had forgotten about him in just three to five years. Even when I was building a tower for Your Highness, I had to stop him several times."
There was still anger in his eyes. He held his hand and moved closer to kiss him.
The cold lips pressed against one another, the tip of the tongue carefully traced and rubbed, and vague words came out from between the teeth: "I am the only one who misses you day and night... I dare not forget you."
This man was still the same as before. Whenever he mentioned others, no matter whether it was Yin Chengqian or Xie Yunchuan, he never had a good word to say.
Yin Chengyu only half believed it, but did not argue with him. She just slightly opened her lips to accept his tongue, and soothed his impatience with a lingering kiss.
Perhaps the grief in his heart was soothed, and even the kiss became tender and affectionate. Xue Shu held his face, grasping it with emotion, wishing he could swallow him whole and melt him into his bones and blood.
Yin Chengyu's cold had not yet healed, and his breathing was not smooth. But after a moment, he could no longer bear it, and pressed his face to push him away: "That's enough, Gu Fenghan is not healed yet."
Xue Shu, however, ignored him and rubbed his palm with his nose, then turned his head and licked the teeth marks on his wrist. That was where he bit him before he left the house. He felt so painful at that time that he just wanted him to feel the same pain as himself, so he showed no mercy when he bit him.
The dark red teeth marks were still fresh and distinct, and against the porcelain-white skin, they looked particularly terrifying.
Xue Shu then felt distressed and regretful, and kissed her inch by inch.
It was like holding a precious treasure that had been lost and found again, with a pious attitude.
A slight tickling sensation came from his wrist, and Yin Chengyu was also aroused. He inserted his other hand into his hair, slid along his dark hair to the back of his neck, and forced him to raise his head and look at him. His Adam's apple moved slightly, and his red lips uttered a seductive invitation: "Kiss me."
Xue Shu's eyes turned red.
Putting his wrists on the bed, Xue Shu leaned over and covered his red lips again.
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The charcoal fire in the hot basin was burning fiercely, and the doors and windows were closed tightly, trapping the warmth inside the room. This small world also had the breath of spring.
Xue Shu used all kinds of skills and methods to please him, which made Yin Chengyu's eyes red and he bit his shoulder to vent his anger.
"Your Highness is not well yet." Xue Shu stroked the corner of his lips with his thumb, and said soothingly, "When you are well, I will serve you again."
He always knows best what Yin Chengyu wants.
Yin Chengyu opened his lips, raised his foot and kicked him, his voice hoarse: "Get out."
Perhaps because they had opened up, the two of them got along better than before, and there was an atmosphere that made it difficult for others to intrude.
During the two days that Yin Chengyu was ill, Xue Shu took care of everything personally, no matter how big or small, and he was also the one who conveyed messages outside.
Occasionally, when they had a moment of leisure, they would spend time together on the couch.
By the third day, Yin Chengyu's illness was almost cured. After a few days of rest, his complexion was even more rosy than before he fell ill.
This day was the day when several big bosses of Sanjiang Chamber of Commerce came with their account books for the negotiation.
After being shocked by Xue Shu last time, these merchants gave up their wishful thinking and no longer dared to cheat. After returning home, they honestly counted the inventory, and on the appointed day, they rushed forward with the account books.
Their business was large, with branches in various places in Huguang. Xue Shu had previously limited them to hand over the goods within two days, but now the roads were inconvenient and some warehouses were far away from Wuchang Prefecture, so even if they wanted to transfer goods, it would be too late. So when these big bosses came with the account books, they were still a little nervous.
He was afraid that Xue Shu would be unreasonable again this time, so he would just pick some unlucky guy and chop off his finger.
Fortunately, Xue Shu did not come alone this time. When the masters saw the prince walking in front, they looked as if they had seen a savior.
If they had known that this eunuch was so difficult to deal with, they would never have pretended to obey him in front of the prince and given him the opportunity to release this evil spirit!
Yin Chengyu entered the hall. Xue Shu had a warm cushion placed on the rosewood armchair, and also had a charcoal basin, hot tea, and other items placed before he asked him to sit down.
"I caught a cold a few days ago, so I handed over the task of purchasing disaster relief supplies to Xue Shu. He told me that several big bosses were very cooperative with the court in disaster relief and were willing to give 70% of their inventory to the court at 30% of the market price. It is said that merchants value profit, but I think you are all righteous people who care about the country and the people. After the disaster, I will definitely ask Jiang Xunfu to engrave your achievements on the merit tablet for future generations to admire."
Hearing his righteous words, several people felt a pang of pain.
30% of the market price! Once this batch of goods is sold, not to mention making back the money, I’m afraid that all the snowflake silver I earned during the snowstorm will be gone!
The eunuch beside the prince really had them figured out!
Some people are angry but dare not speak out, and have to say "it's what you deserve" with a smile.
After all, anyone who wasn't stupid could see that this prince was not as approachable as he appeared to be. They had believed in his tolerant and easy-to-control appearance before, so they dared to shirk responsibility again and again.
The result was that the prince no longer showed up, but released the chief eunuch beside him, wishing to get every last drop of money out of him!
In other words, they didn't commit any serious crime. Otherwise, just looking at the current situation of Mr. Wen's family, one would know that their property would be confiscated.
Everyone couldn't help but glance at the eldest son of the Wen family who was now handling business on behalf of his father.
Although Master Wen's face was a little pale, he was still quite calm. He held up the account book with both hands and said clearly: "The number of grain warehouses under the name of the Wen family has been calculated clearly. There are a total of 53,000 dan of rice. In addition to leaving 15,000 dan for business turnover, there are 38,000 dan left. This 38,000 dan of rice is stored in eight grain warehouses. Among them, the grain warehouses in Tongcheng County and Chongyang County of Wuchang Prefecture have the most grain. There are 23,000 shi in total. The rest is scattered among six granaries. It would be time-consuming and laborious to transport them here. I boldly suggest that the Crown Prince continue to store the grain in the Wen family granary. When disaster relief is needed in various places, they can go to the Wen family granary with the government token to transfer grain. The managers and employees of the Wen family rice store all obey the government's orders. "
This was also Yin Chengyu's idea. If all these supplies were concentrated in Wuchang Prefecture for unified allocation, it would be time-consuming and laborious. It would be better to divide them according to distance and distribute them, and have officers and soldiers from the states and counties below go to retrieve supplies for disaster relief.
This Mr. Wen is a smart man and knows more about current affairs than his father.
Yin Chengyu nodded, "That's exactly what I was thinking. Today, several of you will stay in the government office. Inspector Jiang will come to discuss with you about the distribution of materials in the warehouses of various places. At that time, we will need your cooperation in sending messages to various places to facilitate the work."
After thinking for a while, he said to Master Wen, "As for the rice and grain in Tongcheng County and Chongyang County, we can send people to transfer them today. Master Wen needs to send someone to accompany him."
Master Wen agreed repeatedly, gave instructions to the steward who was accompanying him, and asked him to rush to Tongcheng County and Chongyang County together with the officers and soldiers in charge of allocating food.
After Yin Chengyu had flipped through the account books presented by the big bosses, Jiang Zhengcai finally arrived.
These days he had to coordinate disaster response in various places, so naturally he was not idle. He looked more haggard than before, but in very good spirits. He hurriedly greeted Yin Chengyu, and then could not wait to confirm the detailed locations of the warehouses with the big bosses.
With this batch of supplies, they no longer need to borrow disaster relief supplies from surrounding governorates!
Seeing Jiang Zheng discussing excitedly, Yin Chengyu did not stay long and went to the study to deal with the documents and letters that had accumulated over the past two days.
At night, Jiang Zheng came to report that he had already divided the allocation areas of materials from warehouses in various places, and only needed to send people to various places early the next morning to convey the message and transfer the materials.
"Is there any news from Tongcheng?" Yin Chengyu asked.
Jiang Zheng calculated the time and said, "Tongcheng is close, the messenger should be back soon."
As he was speaking, he heard someone outside loudly report: "Your Highness the Crown Prince! Inspector Jiang! The grain in the city was robbed by mountain bandits!"