Restoration 14
Qi Xun explained Chu Weilan's behavior to Yuan Le, and also told him that he controlled the Yuan Taishou and his wife... Of course he would not show mercy if he could slander his love rival, not to mention that this kind of thing was not considered slander.
Yuan Le looked a little surprised.
He obviously couldn't believe what Qi Xun said, "How is it possible..."
Seeing that he trusted Chu Weilan so much, Qi Xun was also angry, but he tried hard to restrain himself and not vent his anger on Yuan Le. "Then tell me, why did he capture you and then let you go?"
Yuan Le was speechless.
Qi Xun continued, "Anyway, come back here to see him tomorrow and you'll understand."
Seeing Yuan Le looking listless and as if he had suffered a great shock, Qi Xun felt a little reluctant.
But Chu Weilan's true face must be exposed.
He said, "Le Le, Chu Weilan is not as bright and handsome as you think. The Chu Weilan you see is just the surface of him..."
Yuan Le said angrily, "Why can't I just look at his appearance?"
Qi Xun thought for a moment and stroked his fur, "Yes, you don't need to know too much about him. It's okay to just look at the surface."
"..." Yuan Le felt that he seemed to be comforting him, but also felt that this comfort had some ulterior motives.
The next evening, a sedan chair arrived outside the Zichen Palace. Yuan Le thought it was Qi Xun's, but when the person inside lifted the curtain, it turned out to be Chu Weilan.
Yuan Le rubbed his eyes, somewhat unbelievable!
This is the Tianji Kingdom's palace. Chu Weilan is exercising his power so blatantly in Qi Xun's territory, which is simply against Tiangang!
Qi Xun didn't feel anything about this scene. First of all, Chu Weilan wasn't in good health, so it was normal for her to have a sedan chair. He had tacitly agreed to it...
Secondly, like Chu Weilan, Qi Xun also has no reverence for the imperial power. He usually follows his own ideas and doesn't care much about whether it is disrespectful... Otherwise, Qi Xun would not have tolerated Yuan Le calling him by his name and being rude to him in various ways.
Chu Weilan coughed twice, then waved to Yuan Le, "Come."
Yuan Le walked towards him, his heart gradually calming down.
But this time, it was not because of the sense of security he felt when he saw Chu Weilan, but an indescribable, faint sense of relief.
He was able to accept Chu Weilan's behavior so quickly... Perhaps it was because of what Qi Xun said last time, about the incident with Xiao Chenzi.
Chu Weilan held him in his arms and played with his hair affectionately.
Yuan Le thought of Qi Xun's kiss through the mask. Be careful, take care...
"What are you thinking about?" Chu Weilan pulled his hair with a gloomy look in her eyes. "Thinking about Qi Xun?"
Yuan Le came back to his senses with a pain, and when he heard him expose his thoughts, his eyes were a little evasive.
Chu Weilan put more strength in her hands, "You said you would always stand by me... You are mine!"
Yuan Le was in so much pain that his eyes welled up with tears. He could only hold Chu Weilan's hand and whispered, "I will stand by you. You will always be my master..."
Chu Weilan then slowly let go of her hand, a faint smile on his face again. He held her in his arms, his tone gentle, "Xiao Le, did I hurt you? I'm sorry, I was too afraid of losing you. We are together, we are going back to Dongsheng together, do you remember?"
"Yeah." Yuan Le responded, but his eyes were blank and empty.
He didn't dare ask about his parents, as he still had some hope for Chu Weilan.
Even if it's self-deception...
Getting along with Chu Weilan is no different from before in Dongsheng, except that she is not as elusive anymore.
He is very free now. He stays in that small courtyard every day, basking in the sun, reading books, and chatting with Yuan Le about some daily trivial matters.
Chu Weilan asked him what kind of life he liked.
Yuan Le thought about it and said that he felt that the more than ten years he had spent in Fucheng were very good and he liked it very much. He was willing to live like that for the rest of his life.
Chu Weilan understood that Yuan Le said this to remind him of his parents' affairs... It was okay to live like that, but the prerequisite was that those people had to be by his side.
Chu Weilan sighed and didn't continue the topic.
The next day, Yuan Le returned to Zichen Palace. In front of Qi Xun, Yuan Le was much bolder. "I'm cooperating with your bet, so you must not hurt my parents."
Qi Xun pondered for a moment, his murderous intent stirring, "How about I just go and kill Chu Weilan?"
Yuan Le almost jumped up, "Don't be impulsive, my parents are still in His Highness's hands. If anything happens to him, what will I do if his men do something to my parents?"
"Chu Weilan is so annoying... What he does is totally useless!" Even if he loses the bet, Qi Xun will never keep his promise.
He hasn't turned against him yet, he's just delaying to give his subordinates time to look for Yuan Zhen and his wife.
No matter how he looked at it, he didn't think Chu Weilan had any chance.
"Will you choose him?" Although he was very sure that he would not let go, Qi Xun still wanted to ask Yuan Le what he thought.
“…” Yuan Le didn’t say anything.
In fact, he had made a vague decision in his heart...but he didn't want someone to be too proud. If he was proud, he would definitely act impulsively again.
May 27th.
There was a heavy rain in Suijin City. The rain gradually subsided, but it continued for seven or eight days.
Yuan Le held up an oil umbrella and walked slowly towards the cold palace.
Chu Weilan was waiting for him at the gate of the cold palace.
When Yuan Le saw him, he nervously went up to him and asked, "Master, why did you come out?"
It has been raining these days, and Chu Weilan's face has become even worse.
Yuan Le asked if they should call the imperial physician to come and see, but Chu Weilan did not agree. He said it was an old illness that would be more serious on rainy days, and he just had to get through it.
Yuan Le had no way to force him and could only obey him.
Qi Xun was gloating. He even said that Chu Weilan was probably going to die, and then earned a roll of the eyes from Yuan Le.
Chu Weilan covered her mouth and coughed twice, then waved to Yuan Le, "I can't wait to see you."
Yuan Le hurriedly supported him, but Chu Weilan suddenly pulled his hand back.
Although they were only in contact for a moment, it was summer after all. Even if Chu Weilan was in poor health, he was still wearing summer clothes... Yuan Le touched his skinny arm, and he seemed to be too thin.
Yuan Le couldn't explain his feelings, but judging from Chu Weilan's resisting body language, he probably didn't want to bring it up himself.
At night, the temperature dropped a lot. Even a healthy person like Yuan Le felt a little cold, let alone a patient like Chu Weilan.
Yuan Le tossed and turned, but finally got up, put on a robe, and walked towards Chu Weilan's room.
When standing at Chu Weilan's door, Yuan Le heard suppressed coughs.
He actually knew that Chu Weilan had profound skills and sharp five senses, and could tell whether someone was approaching from a long distance.
But he didn't find himself tonight.
Yuan Le felt a little uncomfortable, but what he didn't know was that in the room, although Chu Weilan kept coughing, his eyes were always fixed on the door.
...He was not unaware of his arrival as Yuan Le thought.
Yuan Le knocked on the door, and after getting a response, he pushed it open and walked in. He brought the kettle that had just been heated, poured a cup of hot water for Chu Weilan, and filled a hot water bottle for him.
"I don't need it." Chu Weilan refused.
I think he couldn't accept that he, a young man, had to rely on a hot water bottle to fall asleep in the middle of summer.
"You'll easily catch a cold like this," Yuan Le advised.
"I'm not cold." Chu Weilan insisted.
Yuan Le directly held his hand, "So cold!"
Chu Weilan lowered his head, looking somewhat fragile... This was the once high and mighty Crown Prince. Yuan Le had never seen him like this before.
Yuan Le felt soft-hearted again.
Chu Weilan coughed again and said that he remembered Yuan Le warming his bed before.
Yuan Le understood, "Master, I'm warm, can I sleep on your side?"
Chu Weilan nodded.
Yuan Le tidied himself up, unbuttoned his outer robe and climbed onto the bed. At this time, Chu Weilan said, "Sleep on my side. I want to talk to you."
"It's okay, I can hear you from this end too."
"..." After a long while, Chu Weilan continued, "I want to watch you sleep, Le'er, don't you want to?"
If it were in the past, Yuan Le would have completely regarded himself as Chu Weilan's property and would not have been unhappy about it. He would have been happy to do whatever Chu Weilan asked him to do.
Yuan Le still went over, but did not answer Chu Weilan's question.
Chu Weilan hugged him and fell asleep peacefully.
…
After listening to the secret guard's report, Qi Xun accidentally broke the brush in his hand.
Chu Weilan seemed a little anxious.
But he didn't do anything out of the ordinary. Qi Xun thought that Chu Weilan must be very weak.
It was also because of this that Qi Xun felt at ease letting Yuan Le stay with him.
However, Qi Xun still didn't understand why Chu Weilan was so anxious. Wasn't there still nearly a month before the bet expired?
For some reason, Qi Xun always felt a little uneasy.
Soon, he knew what Chu Weilan was planning.
A few days later, Qi Xun's spies told him that Chu Weilan's subordinates brought people to Sui Jin.
Qi Xun was silent.
The next day, Chu Weilan found Qi Xun and wanted to end the bet early.
Qi Xun, who guessed that Yuan Zhen and his wife were already under his nose, was delighted and said, "Okay."
Chu Weilan covered her mouth with a handkerchief and coughed twice, then said indifferently, "You can ask, I'll wait."
Qi Xun keenly smelled a faint scent of blood...
When Yuan Le came over, he didn't know what was about to happen.
Qi Xun said, "It's time to make a decision."
"So fast?" Yuan Le was a little surprised.
He was a little hesitant.
Originally, he had already decided to ask for an answer, but Chu Weilan's recent state made him feel a little soft-hearted.
Qi Xun had expected this to happen.
He could have concealed the whereabouts of Yuan Zhen and his wife to reduce Chu Weilan's advantage. He was a man who would do anything to achieve his goals...
"Your parents have come to Tianji Country, and are in Suijin City... They are doing well and will be safe soon." Qi Xun looked at the young man in front of him and chose to tell him the truth.
His people have already gone to rescue people, and I believe there will be results soon.
Yuan Le was stunned for a moment, then his eyes lit up, "Can I go see them?"
Qi Xun thought that Chu Weilan would not let him rescue the person so easily - his meaning was already very clear.
"You need to make a choice first."
"Me and Chu Weilan, who do you choose?"
Yuan Le was still hesitant, "If I choose you, will my parents be okay?"
Hearing this, Qi Xun chuckled, "Is this your answer? Then I can guarantee that they will be fine."
In fact, he was not sure whether he could be faster than Chu Weilan, but he was not a good person, so he could not give his rival a chance at this time.
Yuan Le looked at him silently for a long time, and Qi Xun suddenly realized that the innocent and easy-to-coax boy seemed to have become smarter at this moment.
"...Okay, I'll try my best."
The two sat together in silence, waiting for news from the rescuers.
They originally thought that Chu Weilan would definitely interfere in this process, but unexpectedly, he was so patient and did not make any move.
Qi Xun became a little anxious. He always felt that Chu Weilan was holding back on something big.
A quarter of an hour later, Qi Xun's secret guard brought them the good news.
"Grandmaster Yuan and his wife have been rescued. Our people are escorting them into the palace. I have a letter from Grandmaster Yuan, asking me to deliver it to Miss Yuan in a timely manner."
Yuan Le took the letter excitedly, opened it and read it, tears streaming down his face.
He raised his head and looked at Qi Xun, "Your Majesty, I choose you."
Before Qi Xun could rejoice, he heard Yuan Le say, "You once promised me a wish. Now, can you make it come true for me?"
Qi Xun's excited heart sank to the bottom in an instant.
Chu Weilan knew that Yuan Le had already leaned towards Qi Xun...but how could he be willing to admit defeat?
Yuan Zhen and his wife were his last resort. If he couldn't get them, Qi Xun wouldn't get what he wanted either! He just wanted Yuan Le at the last moment, and he wouldn't choose anyone else!
This way, at least he didn't lose...
After realizing this, Qi Xun was furious and felt that he had been fooled by Chu Weilan.
His eyes were full of bloodshot, and veins on his forehead were bulging, but he was still trying to control his emotions. Seeing Yuan Le taking two steps back in fear, he barely suppressed the violent emotions in his heart, "Don't be afraid..."
Yuan Le had all his emotions written on his face—he couldn't help but be afraid.
After all, Qi Xun once said that he was not a good person, he would not fulfill his own wish, and he would not let go no matter what he said, and he didn't care who Yuan Le would choose in the end.
Thinking of this, tears silently flowed down Yuan Le's face. He murmured, "I want to go home. My parents, they are waiting for me. I want to go back..."
This is Yuan Le, who wants to turn into a cloud and float back to Fucheng even when he is drunk.
His smile was sunny and cute, and Qi Xun had never actually seen him cry out of sadness.
This is the first time.
Qi Xun felt an unbearable pain in his heart, and he thought that maybe he wanted to cry too.
Qi Xun, who had endured all kinds of hardships for more than 20 years, felt that the worst was no more bitter than this moment.
He closed his eyes, turned around, and said with difficulty, "...Go."
Yuan Le did not stay long, fearing that Qi Xun would regret it, and also fearing that he would regret it.
He hurried out of the Zichen Palace, and had only taken two steps when palace servants came over carrying a sedan chair.
"Your Majesty asked the servants to escort the young master."
Yuan Le looked back at the palace gate with some hesitation...Qi Xun is actually a very good and gentle person.
They... should still have a chance to meet again, right?
The sedan chair moved at a moderate pace. When it was almost at the palace gate, Yuan Le suddenly thought of Chu Weilan, "Wait a minute, I, I want to go to the cold palace again."
He had promised to always stand by Chu Weilan. Now that he was going home, he should tell Chu Weilan in person.
Moreover, he hoped that his master could return to his homeland with him.
Yuan Le thought about it and hurriedly urged, "Turn around."
The eunuch who was ordered to escort him turned around and was about to speak when he saw two streams of blood flowing from the nose of the handsome young man, and the hand that was lifting the curtain slowly dropped down...
The system appears and comes to pick up X.
"... Yuan Le was terrified by Qi Xun and hid in his house, afraid to see anyone. Within a few days, he became emaciated and unrecognizable. Chu Weilan visited him several times and sought medical treatment and medicine for him, but ultimately, he was unable to be saved. He died of depression at the age of seventeen."
"Yuan Le's life came to an end at this moment. The truth he never knew until his death was that he died at the hands of Chu Weilan. In order to control Qi Xun and make him feel guilty, Chu Weilan cruelly and personally disposed of his confidant who had accompanied him all the way to Tianji Country. World Y5766 has broken away from plot control and successfully operated independently. The host codenamed 'X' has completed this mission and will be leaving Y5766 in fifteen seconds. Please prepare to jump."
This time, X did not look back at Qi Xun, and chose to leave the world on the spot... He could guess what Qi Xun's reaction would be, but he didn't want to see it, so let it be, no need to say goodbye.
Outside the palace gate, a middle-aged man with gray hair on his temples paced back and forth anxiously, "Why haven't you come out yet?"
Madam Yuan touched her heart, feeling a little depressed. "I haven't seen my son for more than a year. I don't know if he has lost weight or grown taller... Le'er is almost eighteen. If we take him back, we can prepare and change back to male identity."
"Have you taken out the local specialties I brought for Le'er? He must have not had this for a long time since he left home."
Madam Yuan nodded and looked towards the palace gate expectantly.
…
"Yuan Le should have made his choice by now, right?" Chu Weilan muttered to herself with a dead look in her eyes, holding two pills in her hand. "However, with Qi Xun's personality, he definitely won't let go easily."
"It doesn't matter. Le'er didn't choose him. He didn't volunteer. That's enough... He's mine and will always be mine."
He crushed the pill in his hand and a relieved smile appeared on his face.
"Master!" Seeing his actions, the secret guards in the dark were forced to show up.
Chu Weilan waved his hand and asked him to leave.
The secret guard showed a trace of sadness, made a strange gesture towards Chu Weilan, and retreated.
That is their unique etiquette to bid farewell to their master.
Chu Weilan lay down on the soft couch that Yuan Le liked, quietly waiting for death to come.
Those two pills, one is Yuan Le's antidote, and the other is Chu Weilan's life-extending medicine.
On the day Yuan Le was kidnapped, Chu Weilan cruelly poisoned him. He asked Yuan Le to come to him every other day and also gave him medicine to relieve the symptoms of the poison.
As for myself...
After being beaten by Qi Xun, he returned to Dongsheng to recuperate, but was stabbed in the back by his biological mother.
It's also his fault for leaving such a hidden danger.
He shouldn't have any expectations of the queen. After all, she had thought about killing him when he was a child.
The serious injuries and poisoning completely wore down Chu Weilan's body. He cleaned up the Dongsheng Palace, leaving a mess behind, and then came to Tianji again, planning to take his people away.
He originally thought that if Yuan Le chose him, he would give him the antidote and extend his life for a few years. No matter what, he would always protect Yuan Le while he was alive.
If he hadn't come...it doesn't matter. I don't want anything. Before I leave, I'll take him away and it will be considered as the fulfillment of their friendship.
Without life-extending medicine, he probably wouldn't last more than three days.
Or, after discovering Yuan Le's death, Qi Xun rushed over madly and killed him directly, and then he would not be able to get through the day.
Thinking of this, Chu Weilan didn't want to move at all, and just waited quietly for death to come.
The secret guards left faster than death.
"Master! Yuan Le has turned around."
Chu Weilan suddenly opened his eyes and looked at the returning secret guard in disbelief.
In a moment, he laughed out loud and did not stop until he started coughing up blood.
The sky was gray, and even the originally moving clouds stopped at this moment.
No one can return to Dongsheng, and the clouds can't go back either...
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