Chapter 103 I Have Never Taken Off the Bracelet of My Beloved
"A cherished person?"
Wei Wei said calmly, "My beloved."
The atmosphere suddenly became cold, Xiao Chengyun's face became stiff, and a murderous aura appeared in his eyes.
"What did you say?"
The tenderness in Wei Wei's eyes as he stroked the bracelet only added fuel to the fire.
The humiliation and anger of being betrayed made Xiao Chengyun unable to remain calm. He couldn't suppress the anger in his heart, "Who is he?"
"Your Majesty, this is a private matter of mine."
Xiao Chengyun grabbed his wrist and raised it. "Private matter? When have we ever had any privacy?"
"Ah'an, we've always been open and honest with each other, but you've kept it a secret from me until now."
"You've changed."
Wei Wei smiled sarcastically. When had they ever talked about everything, Xiao Chengyun was just being self-indulgent.
"Your Majesty, are you ready to eat? If not, I will withdraw."
"Wei Yan! Do you think my patience is endless?"
Wei Wei stood up and bowed slightly, saying, "I'll take my leave."
Before Wei Yan left the palace, Xiao Chengyun angrily swept over a table of dishes, sending them crashing to the ground. Without even turning back, Wei Yan hurried out of the palace.
"Someone come!" Xiao Chengyun's face was so gloomy that it looked like water could drip out of it. "Go and find out where Wei Wei went during his disappearance. Who was he with?"
If he saw it correctly, there were words engraved on the beads of the bracelet, but Wei Wei didn't let him see clearly.
Xia Zhi heard the noise and was worried that Wei Wei couldn't get out, but fortunately, he was fine.
"Dugong, why did you anger His Majesty?"
"No problem."
What Xiao Chengyun couldn't find, he couldn't find either.
Wei Wei started to have nightmares again. In all these years, he had only slept well for a few months, and that was when Zhou Youlan was by his side.
But this time, the dream did not have the bloody light as before. Behind the bloody light, a colorful light appeared.
"Ah'an."
Wei Wei was stunned and subconsciously wanted to open his eyes but couldn't.
"A'an." Zhou Youguan's anxious voice repeated over and over again, "A'an, I miss you so much."
The sound was getting closer and closer, as if it was right next to his ear. Wei Wei could even feel his breathing, but he just couldn't wake up.
But at this moment, Wei Wei's body suddenly relaxed.
If it's a dream, that's fine too.
"Ah'an." Zhou Youxuan chuckled, "I finally found you."
"Why have you lost so much weight? Didn't you eat well when I was away?"
Yes, Wei Wei replied silently.
I can't eat anything when you're not around.
I can't even sleep well when you're not around.
Zhou Youlan, aren’t you angry that I left without saying goodbye?
But it was just a dream, and Zhou Youlan could hear nothing.
"Ah, it's great to see you."
Wei Wei only felt that the familiar breath suddenly became very close, as if it was sticking to his side.
This feeling was not unfamiliar. In the past, when Zhou Youxuan insisted on sleeping with him, he would always feel a heavy breath when he lay down.
Perhaps he missed Zhou Youguan too much, and the sound of his breathing made him feel much more at ease.
"Ah'an, I finally found you."
Xia Zhi came to pick up Wei Wei at the usual time, but the servants told him that Wei Wei had not woken up yet.
This is not normal.
Wei Wei was never a lazy sleeper, and even slept very lightly. Often when he came, Wei Wei was already at the gate of the mansion.
He couldn't help but feel a little worried because of the recent turmoil. He knocked on the door several times but received no response, so he hurriedly opened it.
Wei Wei had already stood up and sat on the edge of the bed, with the collar of his inner garment wide open, and he looked in good spirits.
"I'm sorry, Lord Governor, you haven't stood up yet. I thought..."
"It's okay, you can go out first."
"Ah'an, why are you up so early?"
Wei Wei's back suddenly stiffened. He turned around abruptly. Although Zhou Youlan's voice was so close to him, he could not see his figure.
Is he hallucinating?
Could it be that I've become ill from missing her and have started to experience auditory hallucinations?
"Ah'an, sleep a little longer."
Zhou Youxuan seemed to be leaning on his shoulder when he spoke, and his voice was so close that half of his body was numb.
How could it be...
Wasn't this a dream? But why couldn't he see Zhou Youlan?
But he accepted it well. After all, he had lived in the modern world for more than half a year. What kind of fantasy things could he not accept?
When he passed by the rose bushes in the courtyard as he was leaving, he saw dry thorns on the branches that had not yet sprouted. He stopped, reached out and grabbed a handful, and his palm was scratched and bleeding.
"Dugong!"
"Ah'an!" Zhou Youlan said anxiously, "What are you doing? Why are you torturing yourself so early in the morning?"
Wei Wei's brows relaxed slightly, and a hint of understanding crossed the corners of his lips.
"I'm fine."
Xia Zhi took out a handkerchief to bandage him. Although he didn't understand Wei Wei's action, he believed that Wei Wei had his own reasons.
Throughout the rest of the day, Wei Wei could hear Zhou Youlan chattering around him, but he never responded to him.
Xia Zhi felt that Wei Wei seemed to be in a particularly good mood today. He seemed as cold as usual, but he was easier to talk to than usual.
"This secret letter was given to Qizhu and sent to the Northern Territory."
Xia Zhi: “Yes.”
"Ah'an, it's getting dark. When can you get off work?"
Wei Wei came out of the palace and took a walk around the busiest street in Kyoto.
Xia Zhi had never seen Wei Wei shopping, and even when he did, he didn't buy anything. It seemed like he was just strolling around the streets.
"It turns out that Daqi's capital city is so lively."
Wei Wei waved away Xia Zhi and walked around a few streets alone. The sounds of people around him were always there, and Wei Wei's empty heart was gradually filled.
"Ah, you must be so bored if you live the same life every day."
So lonely, so deserted.
"I wish I could stay with you forever, but I can't stay much longer."
"I don't want to go back. It's good to be able to stay with you like this."
"Ah'an, it took so much effort to find you, I really don't want to leave."
"Ah'an, if we never see each other again, will you still remember me?"
"Ah'an, it's my fault for leaving you here alone. I should have stayed with you."
"Ah'an, you must remember to eat. Don't go hungry. It will make me sad."
"Ah Yuan, I hate that I can't be with you, letting you eat alone and live alone."
"Ah'an, I'm worried about you, what should I do?"
"Ah'an, you haven't told me whether you love me or not."
"Ah Yan,"
The voice gradually became lower and choked with sobs.
"Ah'an, I love you so much..."
Wei Wei stood under the candle, looking thin and frail.
In this huge mansion, apart from a few taciturn servants, he is the only one living here.
He didn't even have anyone to talk to.
After a long time, Wei Wei moved and he knew that the voice had disappeared.
My heart suddenly felt empty again.
He murmured softly: "Can't you see, I haven't even taken off the bracelet."
…
Summer came in a flash, and the border war broke out. Xiao Chengyun was busy with government affairs and had been plagued by illness recently. One day he had a headache and fever, and the next day he had abdominal pain and bone pain. The imperial physician checked again and again, but could not find the root cause of the problem.
Xiao Chengyun has always been very suspicious. His daily meals would be checked by palace servants. When he suddenly fell ill, he searched the palace thoroughly but could not find any clues.
Xiao Chengyun was extremely nervous. If any palace maid showed any unusual behavior, he would kill her immediately. Everyone in the palace was in danger.
"Master, today two more palace maids and two eunuchs were carried out from Ganyang Palace."
Wei Wei's expression was indifferent. "Is Xiao Chengyun crazy again?"
Summer Solstice: "A palace maid wore a white chrysanthemum hairpin, which seemed to have displeased the emperor. Several of the palace servants who served her closely were also punished."
Since Xiao Chengyun ascended the throne, his political achievements have been few and far between, but his narrow-mindedness and tyranny are widely known.
In fact, Xiao Chengyun shouldn't be so crazy. At least he was a normal person before he took the throne. But after Wei Wei disappeared, Xiao Chengyun began to go crazy.
After not seeing him for a few days, Xiao Chengyun had lost a lot of weight, and the dark circles under his eyes made his eyes look even more sinister. He didn't like staying in bright places, so he hid in the dark like a ghost.
Wei Wei lit a candle, lighting up the table. Xiao Chengyun came out from the darkness. His robe was loose, revealing a large area of his skinny chest.
"Ah'an, you're here."
"I heard that His Majesty was not feeling well, so I came to see you."
If anyone else had spoken to him like this, Xiao Chengyun would have dragged that person away and beaten him to death. However, he just liked Wei Wei's thorny nature, which hurt him greatly, and the more it hurt, the more he liked it.
Seeing that he had nothing in his hands, Xiao Chengyun couldn't help but feel disappointed. "Ah'an, when you came to see me in the past, you always brought my favorite food and toys to make me happy."
His mother was just an unpopular palace maid. She died of illness in the cold palace a few years after giving birth to him. Because his mother was of humble origin and was suppressed by the harem in the power struggle, he was not loved by his father. It can even be said that if no one mentioned it, his father would not even remember that there was such a prince as him.
Although he was a prince, he never enjoyed the treatment that a prince should have. The palace maids and eunuchs who took care of him often withheld money and bullied him. His life was worse than that of a dog raised by a nobleman. At least he could have a good meal of meat during the holidays.
So he hated those eunuchs who took advantage of their power to bully others. They were all shifty, sharp-eyed and mean. They were obviously eunuchs who were looked down upon by everyone, but they dared to bully him like that.
In his memory, the only person who was good to him was Wei Wei.
When he was eight years old, the palace held a Mid-Autumn Festival banquet. Coincidentally, the Wei family returned to the court after a great victory at the border. Wei Wei entered the palace with his family, but Wei Wei was playful and sneaked out of the banquet. That was their first meeting.
Wei Wei, the son of a general, dressed more gorgeously than him, was more respected than him, was more bold and flamboyant than him, and was even more favored by his father, the emperor, than him.
Naturally, he was unwilling to be jealous, so he just looked at Wei Wei coldly. If Wei Wei came forward to mock him, the stone hidden behind him would definitely hit Wei Wei's head directly.
But he still remembers the look in Wei Wei's eyes.
Wei Wei had been good-looking since he was a child. Although he had a passionate and flamboyant personality, he had not been infected with the bad habits of those dandy young men. He treated people sincerely and kindly, never made things difficult for the weak, and even treated the servants and palace servants in a friendly manner, so everyone in the palace liked him very much.
At first he didn't like Wei Wei, perhaps because of jealousy, or perhaps because of envy.
But Wei Wei always treated him well. Wei Wei would stand up for him and punish those palace servants who bullied him. Wei Wei would bring him delicious food and remember his taste. Wei Wei would give him gifts, which meant wishing him safety.
No one wants him to live, only Wei Wei, who lets him live well again and again.
Wei Wei had seen him at his most miserable and embarrassed, and along the way, he only trusted Wei Wei.
Wei Wei is his only friend, his lifeline, and the only pillar that keeps him going in his terrible life.
He did not have the ability to compete with his several royal brothers, but with Wei Wei, things were different.
His fate intertwined with Wei Yan's, and he eventually ascended the dragon throne beyond everyone's expectations.
He was finally able to stand on equal footing with Wei Wei, and Wei Wei even had to bow down to him.
When he saw Wei Wei kneeling down to him, he felt a mixture of satisfaction, pride, bitterness, confusion, excitement, and vigilance.
A person's mood will change drastically depending on his or her position.
He knew that even though he was the emperor, the master of the world, there were countless people who looked down on him. Many people coveted his position, many people wanted to take his life, and many people pretended to respect him but secretly ridiculed him as a beast who grew up competing with dogs for food.
He would not allow anyone other than himself to hold power, so he used the hands of treacherous ministers to eliminate the Wei family and take back the military power. He would not allow anyone to point fingers at his past, so he used the Wei family case to bring down Zhou Zheng. He was fed up with Zhou Zheng's self-righteous attitude, and he would not allow Wei Wei to leave, so he used Wei Yang to force Wei Wei to stay and be his running dog.
He loved Wei Wei, and no one loved Wei Wei more than him.
He envied Wei Wei for being so dazzling, but he didn't want Wei Wei to be so dazzling forever. He hoped that Wei Wei would be with him forever.
After all, he hated Wei Wei.
He hated that Wei Wei had seen him at his most miserable, which made him feel ashamed and unworthy.
He also hated Wei Wei's sympathy, which made it impossible for them to stand shoulder to shoulder, and he would always be inferior to Wei Wei.
But what made him most angry was that Wei Wei didn't love him.
How could someone who had been so good to him, such a dazzling person, fall in love with someone else?
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