Chapter 92

Li Chenghuan had just returned from the Queen Mother and was handling government affairs in the Purple Palace.

The flood in the south has already occurred, and the casualties are about to reach the lowest level in history, and there are also some movements on the border of Qianzhou. After reading the report sent by Hua Heng, Li Chenghuan frowned for a long time.

In addition to the memorials on the border, there was also a secret report from a secret investigation. After reading the secret report, Li Chenghuan asked Wang Dehai to light a candle and burn it with an expressionless face.

Wang Dehai lowered his head. He didn't dare to ask about these things.

Li Chenghuan picked up other memorials, but when he opened them, they were all about his birthday.

In several consecutive letters, local officials from different states and prefectures all mentioned the birthday, and some even sent birthday gifts.

Li Chengqian waved his red brush and rejected all of them. When had he ever celebrated his birthday in a big way? The gifts he received were all looted from the common people.

He could understand the thoughts of these officials. He sat in the position of the emperor, and his subordinates had to try to figure out the emperor's intentions. They did not seek to please him, but only to avoid making any mistakes. Li Chengqian would not be too harsh on them.

He took another one and read it, and found something even more outrageous. He actually reported the weather for a whole month.

If you have nothing to write, don't write it; it's a waste of time.

Li Chengqian's mouth was dry from reading. He took the tea and took a sip, only to find that it was cold.

I couldn't help but miss the days when Lin Nanjie was here.

Well, it's just that it's reversed now, and I don't know who is pouring tea for whom.

While drinking cold tea, Li Chenghuan wondered when to bring the person into the palace.

If I were to live in the palace, I would naturally have to do so as empress. It would be better for me to live in the Purple Palace so that I could review memorials together with her.

Li Yunluan quietly poked her head out from under the window of the warm room, and her eyes widened when she saw the smiling look in Li Chenghuan's eyes.

When had she ever seen her reserved and self-possessed brother show such a horrified expression!

It's quite obscene.

The princess was frightened.

Thinking of last night, Li Yunluan's thoughts suddenly flew far away. It was just after midnight when she was taken away by Lu Chengzhou, and Li Chenghuan had not left yet. So did he leave?

Or stayed overnight?

Thinking about it carefully, the house was a gift, and the housekeeper looked somewhat familiar to her, so she was probably transferred there directly.

Li Yunluan raised her eyes again and noticed a red mark on Li Chenghuan's neck. She immediately took a breath of cool air.

She originally thought she was ridiculous enough, but she didn't expect Li Chengqian to be no less ridiculous!

This is simply a case of hiding a beautiful girl in a golden house!

Li Yunluan took a deep breath. Wang Dehai beside her looked at her with embarrassment and urged her silently, "How can it be proper for a princess to squat in the corner and peek at the emperor?"

Li Yunluan was about to leave when she accidentally hit her head against the window and screamed in surprise.

“Hiss—it hurts!”

The smile on Li Chengqian's face froze for a moment. When he saw Li Yunluan's guilty and flattering face slowly rising outside the window, he was shocked: "What are you doing there!"

Li Yunluan rubbed his head and smiled awkwardly: "Emperor, my elder sister is here to steal... no, to take care of you."

Care that he needs to squat outside the window?

Li Chengqian's face darkened: "Come in and talk."

Li Yunluan subconsciously lifted her skirt and climbed in through the window. She raised her legs halfway before gracefully lowering them in front of the shocked looks of Li Chenghuan and Wang Dehai, and then she adjusted her clothes with dignity before walking in through the front door.

Li Chenghuan looked at her skillful movements and couldn't help feeling guilty. Could it be that this skill of climbing through the window was inherited?

When Li Yunluan walked in, Li Chengqian had already put his face in order: "Eldest sister, what's the matter?"

It's not like he suddenly realized this morning that he shouldn't have stayed out so late at someone else's house last night?

Li Yunluan smiled and rolled her eyes: "Did the emperor sleep well last night?"

Li Chenghuan immediately showed a defensive look: "Very good."

Li Yunluan's gaze paused for two seconds on the faint red marks on his neck, and she said nonsense: "We really shouldn't have stayed up so late last night. I don't know when the emperor returned to the palace. Lord Lin's house is small and simple, and the emperor probably couldn't get used to sleeping."

Li Chengqian showed surprise and doubt, but what he was thinking was completely different from what Li Yunluan said.

Too plain?

Originally, I thought that since Lin Nanjie had just entered the court as an official, it would be better for him to keep a low profile.

As expected, I still have to move my private vault over there!

But Li Chengqian didn't think Li Yunluan came here just to say this: "Is there something wrong, elder sister?"

Li Yunluan's eyes turned, and suddenly said: "I see that Lord Lin is not young anymore. Now that he has established a career, it is time for him to start a family. What do you think, Your Majesty?"

When Li Chenghuan saw Li Yunluan's expression, he knew that something bad was going to happen, but he didn't expect that she was thinking about Lin Nanjie's marriage.

He said expressionlessly: "She's only in her early twenties, how can she not be young?"

Li Yunluan came closer and said, "You can't say that. The Lin family has been rehabilitated now, and Lin Nanjie is working in the Censorate. He is also good-looking, so someone has been eyeing him for a long time."

Li Chenghuan's eyes tightened: "Tell me, who are they?"

Li Yunluan saw Li Chenghuan's nervous look and laughed in her heart. She counted on her fingers, "There are so many girls waiting to get married in the capital. There are three or four girls in the mansion of Duke Qing who are of marriageable age. There are also girls from Lord Liu's family and Lord Wang's family..."

Li Chenghuan's eyes were heavy and his lips were pursed: "Then who are you here for?"

Li Yunluan's eyes rolled. "My good sister Princess Huian's younger sister is looking for a husband. She has looked at several candidates but is not satisfied with any of them because they are not handsome enough. Lin Nanjie is indeed outstanding in appearance. Maybe that girl will like him."

Li Chengqian's face darkened when he remembered this person: "No."

Li Yunluan was excited: "Why not? I think that girl is a good match for Lin Nanjie. She is of the right age and has a good family background."

Li Chengqian had a wooden face: "If I say no, then it's no."

Li Yunluan couldn't help but secretly feel happy when she saw Li Chengqian like this. Her brother was really good at pretending. In the past few years, he had been sitting on the throne, smiling less and less every year, and doing things more and more fiercely. But after Lin Nanjie came, his face showed some other expressions.

It's very strange.

It’s no wonder that Li Chengqian was moved. When she first met Lin Nanjie, she even wanted to keep him as her male concubine.

Well, let’s not talk about the ridiculous things that happened in the past.

Li Yunluan pretended to be angry: "No wonder Lin Nanjie called you a dog emperor, you are really not a human being."

Li Chengqian was stunned for a moment, then he clenched his hands on the table and asked, "What did you say?"

Li Yunluan's eyes evaded: "What did I say?"

Li Chengqian frowned. Lin Nanjie would only curse him in his heart and would never say these three words in front of other people. How did Li Yunluan know?

Could it be that she came here today to...

A guess popped up in Li Chengqian's mind.

Li Chengqian narrowed his eyes and asked, "Did you come here today to test me?"

Li Yunluan did not hide it: "You have seen it all. Don't worry, Huian's sister has already chosen a man a few days ago. No one will compete with you for him, but..."

Li Chengqian asked: "But what?"

Li Yunluan narrowed her eyes and said with a smile: "I wonder if other adults are so knowledgeable. I heard that Lin Nanjie's performance in the Censorate these days is very eye-catching."

Li Chenghuan's face darkened again, apparently Li Yunluan had hit the nail on the head.

However, Li Yunluan said seriously: "Tell me, does Lin Nanjie have any special fate with us Li? Otherwise, how could such a thing happen... It's all weird and supernatural."

Li Chengqian did not answer, but asked: "How did you hear it?"

Li Yunluan grabbed some snacks from his desk and ate them while saying, "When I was at the Princess's Mansion, I got drunk one night and heard someone scolding that dog in my dream. When I woke up, I thought it was a dream, but it didn't seem right. Last night, at Lin Nanlu's Mansion, I got drunk on purpose and really heard it. It seems there are triggering conditions."

Li Chengqian breathed a sigh of relief, then his eyes lit up and he ordered, "Don't drink in front of him anymore."

Li Yunluan snorted, "I know you're precious to me. I won't drink unless it's absolutely necessary."

Li Chengqian glared at her: "What do you mean by last resort?"

Li Yunluan was afraid that Li Chengqian would beat her, so she slipped away, leaving behind a long string of words: "When I want to listen~~~"

Li Chenghuan sat on the dragon chair, looking at Li Yunluan's arrogant back, hugging his arms and sulking.

It turns out that he is not unique.

Lin Nanqie asked for leave from the Censorate and sent the little prince back. He saw Li Yunluan coming out of the Purple Palace. He hurriedly saluted, but was stopped by Li Yunluan, who laughed so hard that she was out of breath: "Lord Lin, the emperor is angry, don't go in and touch his brow."

Lin Nanqi looked up in confusion.

[Why are you so angry again? 】

[Is he a pufferfish all day long? 】

Li Yunluan vaguely heard the word "pufferfish" and laughed so hard that she was out of breath.

It was not until a shout of "Get out" came from the Zichen Palace that Li Yunluan calmed down a little.

Li Jingyu raised his little face and looked at Li Yunluan: "Aunt?"

Li Yunluan squatted down and rubbed Li Jingyu's little face: "Can you go with your aunt to see the Empress Dowager?"

Li Jingyu had already met Lin Nanjie today and felt that he had accomplished something important. He nodded and said, "Okay."

Li Yunluan held Li Jingyu's hand and winked at Lin Nanjie: "See you again someday."

Lin Nanqi sent the two people away with a wry smile.

I silently said in my heart: [It’s better not to gather in the middle of the night. ]

Then he walked into the hall and saw Li Chenghuan looking sulky. Wang Dehai wisely stood outside the warm room, not letting any strangers get close.

Lin Nanjie walked up to Li Chenghuan and asked, "What's wrong with the emperor?"

Li Chengqian took Lin Nanjie's hand, put his arm around his waist, and asked Lin Nanjie to sit next to him. After being unhappy for a long time, he said, "That Li Yunluan guy..."

He gritted his teeth when he spoke, and Lin Nanqi was very curious: "What's wrong with the princess?"

Li Chengqian told Lin Nanjie what Li Yunluan said, and emphasized: "I told her not to drink in front of you in the future."

Lin Nanjie also found it strange: "Could it be that it's not the emperor who can hear my thoughts, but the man surnamed Li?"

Li Chengqian: …

Don't mention the pot that's not open.

Lin Nanjie: [……]

[Seems to be even angrier. ]

Li Chengqian looked angry!

"On what basis!"

Li Chenghuan felt very unhappy at the moment and even lost his dignity as an emperor.

Lin Nanqi chuckled.

Li Chengqian looked even more unhappy: "What are you laughing at? Are you kidding me?"

Lin Nanqi patted his cheek and said, "I dare not."

Li Chengqian held his paw, and his breath covered Lin Nanqi's thin lips dangerously, and he spoke intermittently: "I think you... are very brave."

The two of them were intimate for a while, and Lin Nanjie pushed Li Chenghuan away and straightened his official uniform, fortunately it was not wrinkled: "Okay, I still have to go back to the Censorate."

Li Chenghuan reluctantly let go of her hand: "Tomorrow is a day off, I will go find you."

Lin Nan nodded: "Okay."

Li Chengqian was worried and ordered: "If anyone proposes marriage to you, refuse it!"

Seeing Li Chenghuan's expression, Lin Nanjie couldn't help but kiss him again: "Your Majesty, you worry too much. How could this happen?"

Who knew that the next morning, Lin Nanjie was dumbfounded.