In the silence of the room, Yin Chengyu put his palm against his cheek and asked again.

"What are you afraid of?"

The person being asked did not speak. He raised his hand to cover Yin Chengyu's palm, and inserted his fingers into the gaps between the fingers. Then he moved the warm hand down and covered his lips.

The pair of narrow eyes were deep and deep, and the Adam's apple on the neck was bulging and rolling up and down, as if he wanted to say a thousand words, but they were covered by the jade-white hand on his lips, so in the end, no sound came out.

Only the palm of my hand felt wet.

Xue Shu was licking the palm of his hand.

It was as if he was using this gesture of weakness to silently express his panic that he could not express.

Yin Chengyu's fingers trembled slightly, but he never pulled away.

He waited in silence for a long time, then stopped licking his wet palm. His straight nose rubbed against the inside of his fingers, and Xue Shu's suppressed and dull voice came out from between his fingers: "After your highness ascends the throne... all officials should petition for the establishment of a queen."

In the end, he still did not reveal the fact that Queen Mother Yu was looking for a noblewoman of appropriate age.

Yin Chengyu's eyes moved, and his expression was a little strange. He pulled his hand away, saw the wet water on his palm, and slowly wiped it on his shirt: "Is this why you have been upset with me these days?"

Xue Shu let out a muffled sound from deep in his throat, which was considered an admission.

Yin Chengyu curled his lips and smiled.

He half-supported his body with his elbows pressed down, his elbows pressed against the couch. His body was close to his, his plump lips lightly touched his eyes and nose, and then rubbed his lips. His movements were neither fast nor slow, with a strong sense of soothing, but they easily moved Xue Shu's entire mind.

The affectionate feelings gradually changed their taste.

Xue Shu, who was aroused by his ferocity, tried to take the initiative, but was pushed back by Yin Chengyu. He raised his elbows again, his body suspended in the air, and his Adam's apple slid out of the hook. He said, "Don't move."

Xue Shu stilled his body, suppressing the most primitive and savage impulses in the depths of his eyes.

With his eyes glued to him, Yin Chengyu pulled back, lightly hooked the straps with his fingers, and finally leaned down——

Xue Shu was shocked by the unexpected situation. The strong stimulation made veins pop out on his forehead. He pressed down Yin Chengyu's shoulders and tried to pull him up: "Your Highness, don't..."

Yin Chengyu looked up at him, her upturned eyes were full of water, captivating him. She held his hand, and her fingers nimbly slipped into his fingers, interlocking theirs.

The force transmitted from the palm was extremely strong. The sleeves were rolled up to reveal the slender and strong forearms. On the slightly darker skin, the blue meridians burst out, and the joints of the clasped hands were clearly protruding. It was the look of trying hard to restrain but still on the verge of losing control.

This is enough to prove how out of control Xue Shu is at the moment.

He likes the feeling of controlling everything about the other person.

There was a smile in Yin Chengyu's eyes, as if the cold moon was crushed and the moonlight flowed down.

…

This time it was shorter than any previous one.

Yin Chengyu raised his body again, and his delicate Adam's apple slid up and then fell back as he swallowed. He licked the corner of his red lips, frowned slightly, looked a little disgusted, and said in a very hoarse voice: "It tastes terrible."

After saying that, she deliberately leaned over to kiss him. The faint fishy smell blended in his mouth, and Xue Shu finally couldn't restrain himself anymore, and pressed the back of his head to attack him roughly and violently.

When the two finally separated, there was even a thin silver thread connected at the corners of their lips.

With two fingers, Yin Chengyu wiped the corners of his lips and wiped the blood on his cheeks: "Besides you, there will be no one else. Are you relieved?"

Xue Shu hummed in a depressed tone, somewhat absent-mindedly, still savoring the ecstasy he had just experienced.

Yin Chengyu glanced at him and stood up to pour some tea and rinse his mouth.

The next day, Zheng Duobao secretly observed the expressions of the two people and found that both His Highness and Xue Shu were smiling and obviously in a good mood. Only then did he quietly feel relieved.

Your Highness, it is rare for you to have someone you like, so you must not make things awkward anymore.

Although Xue Shu's heart was not completely at peace due to the comfort he received last night, he was no longer as anxious as before and had regained his composure.

After helping Yin Chengyu wash up, he followed him to the Hongren Hall first, and instructed the eunuchs serving in the hall to replace the teacups on the table with hot tea every once in a while and do some other chores before going to the Silijian to handle official business.

Now it was only two days away from the coronation ceremony. Although the Ministry of Rites was mainly responsible for the ceremony, the Imperial Household Department also had to cooperate. In order to prevent any mistakes from happening due to the involvement of too many people, Xue Shu would personally review all matters, no matter how big or small, before he could feel at ease.

It was not until the evening that all matters were confirmed. Then he left the Imperial Household Department and returned to Ciqing Palace.

I met Xie Pingchuan again on the way.

Because he had received many awards as a reader in the Eastern Palace, he was now highly valued in the Hanlin Academy. The edict of accession to the throne that was read out in the palace was written by the Hanlin Academy, and Xie Pingchuan also participated in it.

Today he was ordered to deliver the drafted edict of accession to the throne to Yin Chengyu for review.

The two of them bumped into each other head-on, and Xie Pingchuan greeted them politely first: "Lord Xue, you are also going to Ciqing Palace, so we happen to be going the same way."

Xue Shu narrowed his eyes and glanced at him, then nodded indifferently.

Perhaps because of the favor of saving him, Xie Pingchuan in this life was very kind to him. At first, he would use false words to fool him, thinking of keeping him as a friend in case of emergency. But after finding that Xie Pingchuan was still as friendly to him as before no matter what his attitude was, he was too lazy to pretend anymore.

He remembered that Xie Pingchuan was the same in his previous life.

When Yin Chengyu was still alive, this man wanted to order his censors to stare at him day and night to find faults, impeaching him three times a day, and regarded him as a great trouble that must be eliminated in this life. Later, the two of them served as regents, and although they had different political views and often disagreed, Xie Pingchuan's attitude towards him became more moderate. Once, he even heard him scolding a censor who was dissatisfied with him.

These sour-smelling scholars really want the ones they love to live and the ones they hate to die.

Xue Shu also grasped this point and quietly led Xie Pingchuan in the direction he wanted.

"Master Xie, are you going to deliver the imperial edict?"

Xie Pingchuan nodded: "That's right."

Xue Shu said: "Mr. Xie, you are so talented, it's a pity that you have to stay in the Hanlin Academy. Have you ever thought about becoming an official in the future?"

"To be honest, my Lord, who has entered the Imperial Academy has not thought about becoming a prime minister in the future? However, I am still young and have a lot of experience to gain." When Xie Pingchuan talked about becoming a prime minister, his face glowed with a special radiance. That expression was not a pursuit and desire for power, but an expectation and yearning to fulfill his ideal.

In his previous life, Yin Chengyu had the same expression when he was painstakingly formulating new policies.

Xue Shu could roughly understand why Yin Chengyu regarded him as a good friend, as they shared the same pursuits.

He never pursued this.

He had been crawling in the mire since he was a child, and had seen the cruelty of the world and the wickedness of human nature. All he had learned was that the strong preyed on the weak and the winner was king.

If Yin Chengyu is the moon in the sky, then he is the mud under the ground.

But he wanted to get closer to Yin Chengyu.

Maybe he will never become the sun and the moon in the sky, but he can be a dark star that always accompanies the sun and the moon.

"After Your Highness ascends the throne, you must clean up the court. Your Highness is a wise ruler, and he will certainly appoint talented people to the throne." Xue Shu looked at him meaningfully and said, "If you have great ambitions, you should make more preparations and don't miss this great opportunity."

Xie Pingchuan was stunned for a moment, then he suddenly understood and bowed to say thank you: "Thank you for your advice, Governor."

Xue Shu stopped at that point and went into the Hongren Hall first, doing a favor for himself.

Yin Chengyu saw him coming and was about to speak, but then he saw Xie Pingchuan waiting at the door. His eyebrows immediately raised and he asked casually, "Did you two come together?"

"I just happened to see him." Xue Shu didn't notice him.

Yin Chengyu said indifferently: "I don't know when you became so close to Xie Pingchuan."

Xue Shu looked up in surprise. His first reaction was that His Highness did not like him making friends with court officials, but then he thought that the situations in the two lives were different, and His Highness should not be shy about these things in this life.

Maybe he just found it strange. After all, in his previous life, he and Xie Pingchuan had always criticized each other.

Of course, he couldn't reveal his inner thoughts, so he just said, "One more enemy is worse than one more friend."

With Xue Shu's personality, he never makes friends easily.

Yin Chengyu looked at him intently, but could not see anything unusual. In the end, he did not dwell on the matter any more and just let Xie Yanchuan in.

Two days later, the coronation ceremony took place.

On this day, the whole palace was busy before dawn. Eunuchs and palace maids were busy coming and going, with Zheng Duobao directing the work. There was a joyful atmosphere everywhere.

In the bedroom, Yin Chengyu came out after bathing and changing his clothes. Xue Shu led several young eunuchs, holding the emperor's crown and royal robes, and came forward to help him change his clothes.

The young eunuchs stood in a row holding trays, and Xue Shu skillfully unfolded the clothes one by one and helped Yin Chengyu put them on.

The dragon robe was solemn and complicated, and it took him two quarters of an hour just to put it on.

Yin Chengyu wore a Yu crown on his head, with twelve Yu hanging down to cover most of his face, and wide sleeves trailing the ground. On his chest and shoulders, there were five-clawed golden dragons flying, and the rest of the body was embroidered with twelve patterns of the sun, moon, stars, mountains, and dragons. He looked gorgeous and did not need to say anything, just standing there quietly, he had already demonstrated the majesty of the emperor.

The scene at this moment seemed to overlap with that of his previous life, causing Xue Shu to feel a little dazed after years of absence.

He waved his hand lightly, and the eunuchs holding the trays retreated like water.

There was no one else in the inner hall. Xue Shu looked at the young emperor in front of him, and could no longer restrain the infatuation and affection in his eyes.

He called out "Your Majesty" softly, then knelt on one knee, bent down and carefully smoothed the wrinkles at the bottom of his dragon robe. His movements were very slow, and his fingertips carefully stroked inch by inch, as if he was expressing the surging emotions hidden in his heart with the most pious actions.

Yin Chengyu lowered his eyes to look at him, and suddenly remembered the day when he ascended the throne in his previous life. He also knelt in front of him and led the civil and military officials to shout "Long live the emperor".

After two lifetimes, he never changed.

With an indescribable throbbing in his heart, Yin Chengyu leaned over, lifted his chin, and asked, "Does Changchen have any unfulfilled wish?"