Chapter 93: Thoughts

Duan Mingchong and Sui Yan had dinner in the side yard, and after half an hour, he coaxed Sui Yan to drink the medicine.

Sui Yan held the medicine, glanced at Duan Mingchong, and took a sip of the medicine, thinking that he was injecting the medicine into Duan Mingchong's face.

Duan Mingchong didn't care and looked at him with a smile.

Sui Yan looked at it for a while, and the medicine in the bowl was almost gone. He then put the bowl down and asked, "Your Highness, do you believe in Master Gengxue's divination?"

Duan Mingchong took out a small paper bag of preserved fruit from his sleeve and quietly stuffed it into Sui Yan's mouth, saying: "Master Gengxue is a high-ranking monk from Xiangguo Temple. He meditated and gained enlightenment, accepted suffering as wisdom, and showed kindness to many people..."

Sui Yan felt dizzy after hearing this and interrupted him: "Your Highness, I don't want to listen to the Buddhist scriptures. Can you just tell me whether you believe it or not?"

Duan Mingchong laughed helplessly and said, "It is better to believe in the gods and Buddhas. A few years ago, Master Gengxue predicted the fate of the country, and several natural disasters came true. That is why my father attaches so much importance to Xiangguo Temple."

That is faith.

Sui Yan took a bite of the preserved fruit in his mouth, but the preserved fruit that usually tasted sweet now had no sweetness at all.

It's very annoying.

After a while, Sui Yan felt a little sleepy, so he pulled Duan Mingchong to the inner room to pay the gift.

Duan Mingchong was led by his hand into the inner room. He caught a glimpse of the bed half-covered by the curtains. He stopped in embarrassment, not knowing what he was thinking about.

Sui Yan asked in confusion: "What's wrong?"

Duan Mingchong shook his head: "Nothing."

Sui Yan said "Oh", lit the calming incense first, then sat down beside the couch and untied the belt of his outer robe.

Duan Mingchong was standing by the bed, feeling a bit helpless. When he saw Sui Yan's action, he immediately rushed forward and grabbed Sui Yan's hand.

Sui Yan looked up at him, his eyes filled with confusion.

Duan Mingchong's eyes fell on the carvings on the edge of the bed, and he pursed his lips and said unnaturally: "D-be careful of catching a cold, so you don't have to take off your clothes."

Sui Yan: “…”

Sui Yan just said something flirtatious in a hurry, and had forgotten everything after eating. He didn't expect Duan Mingchong to still remember it.

Sui Yan looked at Duan Mingchong's profile and thought, "How can I let go of a person like this?"

He originally had no romantic thoughts, but when he saw the Crown Prince looking so embarrassed and vulnerable, he suddenly thought of taking their relationship to the next level.

Sui Yan was ready to make a move, and when Duan Mingchong was about to tie his belt, he suddenly pressed Duan Mingchong's shoulders and pressed him down on the couch.

Duan Mingchong was caught off guard and knocked down, looking at Sui Yan in surprise.

Sui Yan did not tie his hair up even when he was sick. He just used a dark purple headband to tie up the upper half of his hair. The rest of his waist-length black hair was scattered on his shoulders, falling down as he moved, and gently falling beside Duan Mingchong's ear.

Duan Mingchong's body suddenly stiffened into a pillar, as hard as the ice spikes on the eaves outside.

Sui Yan lay on top of him with his hands on his sides. Because they were too close, the hot breath sprayed on Duan Mingchong's face, and soon his entire face turned red.

Sui Yan didn't say a word, just leaned over and kissed Duan Mingchong's thin lips.

Duan Mingchong was startled and his amber pupils shrank dramatically.

The two had had such intimate contact before, but Duan Mingchong would feel his face blushing and his heart beating fast every time, including this time.

But before his heart could even beat twice, he felt Sui Yan actually opened his lips, gently pried open his lips with the tip of his tongue, and probed inside.

Duan Mingchong: "..."

At this moment, Duan Mingchong's heart beat so fast as if it was going to burst out of his chest, and his ears were buzzing and throbbing non-stop.

Sui Yan didn't know where he learned this, but after sticking his tongue in, he even hooked it around Duan Mingchong's tongue in an extremely ambiguous way.

Their lips touched, and their nostrils were filled with the aroma of the sweet treat.

Duan Mingchong's body was originally stiff, and being teased by Sui Yan in such a suicidal way, his two hands almost uncontrollably wrapped around his back, and he suddenly exerted force to pull down Sui Yan, who was half-lying on him.

The two bodies were pressed against each other and they could feel each other's heartbeats.

Soon, their lips parted, and their foreheads touched, looking at each other in silence.

Sui Yan panted weakly, his legs moved restlessly, and after a while he said hoarsely: "Your Highness, Master Gengxue told me a fortune telling, saying that I will have a calamity before the age of 23. If I stay in the capital, I'm afraid I will die."

Duan Mingchong's face was flushed and his heart was beating fast. When he heard this, he looked at him in confusion.

Sui Yan gently leaned down and lay on Duan Mingchong's neck, holding him tightly with both hands, and murmured: "I don't want to hide it from you, and I don't want to leave the capital. Your Highness, please help me, what should I do?"

Duan Mingchong put his arms around Sui Yan's waist and was stunned for a moment when he heard what he said.

This was the first time that Sui Yan asked him for help in all these years.

Although Sui Yan looks cynical, he actually has his own standards in his heart and knows what to do and what not to do. Even when faced with difficult situations, he never asks others for help.

Whenever Shunyan encountered difficulties, he always thought: "I can handle anything, so it doesn't matter."

But this time, he didn't want to stand by himself anymore.

Maybe it was because Duan Mingchong doted on him too much, which made Sui Yan a little dependent on him unconsciously. This time, he just wanted to let go of the matter and let Duan Mingchong handle it.

The two hugged each other quietly for a moment, and Duan Mingchong suddenly said: "I will protect you."

Sui Yanhun froze for a moment and raised his head slightly to look at him.

Duan Mingchong's expression was full of seriousness: "Just as I promised you four years ago, I will always protect you in this capital and will not put anyone in danger."

Sui Yan stared at him blankly.

Duan Mingchong reached out and gently brushed the corners of his red eyes, and said softly, "Don't you believe me?"

Sui Yan hesitated and said, "I..."

He was about to say that he believed it, but the words stopped at his lips.

Sui Yan felt the warm body under his palm, and after a while he murmured, "It's not that I don't believe it, I just..."

He rested his forehead on Duan Mingchong's chest and said hoarsely: "...I'm just afraid of death."

Who in this world is not afraid of death at all?

Duan Mingchong's voice became softer: "I won't let you die."

Sui Yan asked, "Do you keep your word?"

Duan Mingchong laughed. He didn't want to say something nonsense and scare the cautious Sui Yan, so he could only make his voice softer as possible.

"A promise worth a thousand gold coins."

Sui Yan looked up at him, then leaned back against his chest again, and whispered, "If you break your promise, I will come to you to collect the debt of one thousand gold even if I become a ghost."

Duan Mingchong made his promise very solemnly, but Sui Yan's words left him at a loss whether to laugh or cry, and he could only nod in agreement.

Sui Yan pulled him aside and asked him a few more times. Duan Mingchong patiently told him everything he could promise, and he felt a little relieved.

Sui Yan no longer had many worries, and began to continue his work.

He lowered his head and untied the belt of his outer robe, saying, "Go to sleep. I think it's more comfortable to sleep without clothes."

Duan Mingchong: "..."

He took off his robe and was only wearing a single piece of clothing. His slender waist showed a graceful curve as he leaned sideways, making him even more attractive.

Anyway, Duan Mingchong took one look and then turned his head away, not daring to look again.

After Sui Yan took off his own clothes, he tried to take off Duan Mingchong's. Duan Mingchong was startled and quickly pressed his hands to stop him from moving.

Sui Yan asked, "Isn't it uncomfortable to sleep with clothes on?"

Duan Mingchong babbled incoherently: "I, I... I'm used to it."

Sui Yan tilted his head and whispered, "Your Highness, are you so pure and celibate? I thought you would do something inappropriate to me after I kissed you like that just now."

Duan Mingchong: "..."

Duan Mingchong was stunned for a long time before he suddenly realized what he meant. He almost fell off the bed and looked at Sui Yan in horror.

Sui Yan saw Duan Mingchong was shocked and thought to himself, is there no one in the palace who taught him these things? If he doesn’t understand, should I…

He was daydreaming, but Duan Mingchong helplessly pressed him into the quilt, got up and sat on the edge of the bed, and said hesitantly: "You...you go to sleep first, I remember that I have important things to do in the palace, so I won't accompany you."

Sui Yan: “Hey!”

Duan Mingchong lowered his eyes and put on his boots, saying in a nonsensical way: "You are still sick, don't go out all the time. If I have nothing to do at night, I will come to accompany you. Remember to take your medicine obediently."

He put on his cloak and was about to leave. Sui Yan hurriedly called out from behind him, "What about taking a nap with me?"

Duan Mingchong paused, then turned back, leaned down with trembling eyelashes, and gently kissed Sui Yan's forehead, pursed his lips and said in a low voice: "It's here."

Having said that, he left in a hurry.

Sui Yan: “…”

Sui Yan touched his forehead in a daze, and then he realized that his heart was beating like a drum.

Even the deep kiss just now was not as alluring as the kiss Duan Mingchong gave him between the eyebrows.

It seems that only by teasing people invisibly can you hit them with one blow.

Sui Yan immediately pulled up the quilt and covered himself with it, then curled up in it for a long time and failed to take a nap.

There was a lot of snow in the capital. When Sui Yan got up again in the afternoon, he found that the sky was dim and it seemed that it was going to snow again.

He didn't want to stay paralyzed in bed anymore, so he put on his cloak and went to the study in the front yard.

Sui Xun was sitting at his desk looking at official documents handed over by the Ministry of War, his brows furrowed as if he had encountered some difficulty.

Sui Yan pushed the door open and walked in, casually greeted Sui Xun, then leaned on the soft couch next to the charcoal basin and casually picked up a book to read.

Sui Yan was educated by the palace tutor before he was sixteen. Although he was intelligent, he did not focus on his work and was slow in studying.

However, after hanging out with Duan Mingchong, he had to concentrate on reading those obscure books.

Sui Xun put the memorial aside and asked, "Did you offend the prince today? Why did he leave with a strange look on his face?"

He asked tentatively: "You guys...disbanded?"

Sui Yan: “…”

Sui Yan saw some hope in Sui Xun's eyes, and said expressionlessly: "Thanks to brother, we two can still get along and can't break up."

Sui Xun: “…”

Sui Xun asked, "Why does he look like that?"

Sui Yan said casually: "I don't know, probably because she's shy."

Sui Xun: “…”

Sui Xun didn't even dare to think about what the two people did in the room that could make the prince run away in "shyness".

Sui Xun glared at Sui Yan, not wanting to talk to this brother who was talking nonsense, and returned his gaze to the memorial.

Sui Yan read for a while, and Li Zhao pushed the door open and walked in. He stood beside Sui Yan and whispered, "Young Master, Wu Yuan is back. He said he has something important to report."

Sui Yan looked at Sui Xun standing beside him and whispered, "Did she say what happened?"

Li Zhao leaned over and whispered something in his ear.

Sui Yan frowned as he listened. Just as he was about to get up and go see Wu Yuan, Sui Xun raised his head and frowned, "What are you talking about? It's so secretive that even I can't know it?"

Sui Yan was stunned, then smiled and said, "It's nothing serious."

Sui Xun gave him a dissatisfied look.

Sui Yan immediately gave up the idea of ​​going out and told Li Zhao, "Tell her to keep a close eye on them. If there really are those forged letters, find a chance to burn them."

Li Zhao had stayed in the Marquis' Mansion for many years. Moreover, he was promoted by the old Marquis from the border army. Later, he was unable to march due to a military injury, so he worked as a steward in the Marquis' Mansion. Naturally, Sui Yan and Sui Xun were very open-hearted to him.

Li Zhao nodded in agreement, bowed and left.

Sui Xun asked, "What letter?"

Sui Yan smiled and said, "Brother, do you want to take a look at the love letter that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince gave me?"

Sui Xun's face suddenly turned pale and he continued to read his documents.

Snow had begun to fall outside. Li Zhao, dressed in black, hurried along the corridor and met Wu Yuan, who was waiting for him, outside the rockery.

Li Zhao said: "The young master is busy and cannot come to see you."

Wu Yuan, still dressed in black, nodded. Sometimes when Sui Yan was busy, he would often ask Li Zhao to pass on messages, and she was used to it.

Wu Yuan wasted no words: "What do you want, young master?"

Li Zhao said, "Regarding the Second Prince's forged letter, Young Master told you not to act rashly and wait and see what happens."

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