The camp guards were alarmed.
A few people raised their fire sticks and shouted, “Who is here?”
Sui Heng stood up with a bowl in his hand and a gloomy face, his eyes could kill: “It’s Gu.”
The night guards and soldiers were greatly surprised and quickly kneeled down to bow, while also uncertain about how the Crown Prince managed to run into the sheepfold in the middle of the night.
“Hu~” Outside the fence, the little dumpling let out a disappointed sigh.
The general noticed that there was also a beautiful little kid standing outside the sheepfold. Looking at the bowl in the Crown Prince’s hand, he immediately understood what happened and asked cautiously, “Your Highness… come here to fetch sheep’s milk?”
Sui Heng suppressed his temper and said, “Come here and show Gu where to squeeze it out.”
The general dared not disobey and hurriedly brought in two soldiers who were usually responsible for milking. He said with great fear, “Your Highness has seen, the ewes in the camp have been frightened these past few days. The milk production is indeed a bit low, and many of them refuse to milk too. The general is also trying to find a way.”
Two soldiers captured a few ewes and patiently comforted them before attempting to squeeze them. However, Sui Heng stood in the sheepfold just like a great killing god, and the ewes were already startled. When they saw Sui Heng, their legs trembled, and they couldn’t even stand steadily, let alone produce milk.
“What? You can’t squeeze out either?”
Sui Heng asked coolly.
The general became more and more anxious, so he couldn’t say that they were scared by Your Highness. He could only grit his teeth and say, “Maybe we need to appease them for a while. Why don’t Your Highness go back to the camp and wait first? When we squeeze out milk, the general will immediately deliver it to Your Highness.”
Sui Heng didn’t have the patience to compete with a group of sheep either, so he threw the bowl down and left with the little dumpling.
On the way back, he saw the little dumpling with tears in his eyes, staring at him with his mouth wide open.
Sui Heng frowned. “Gu didn’t even mind your trouble, and you still mind Gu?”
The little dumpling hummed and turned his head away. Before long, Sui Heng felt a warm heat flow flowing onto his arm.
Sui Heng’s face turned black, and he lifted the little thing away. As a result, his arm and robe were wet and had an indescribable smell.
Sui Heng directly sent Jiang Nuo back to Emperor Sui’s tent. When Emperor Sui saw that his obedient grandson had not drunk fresh goat milk, he was very dissatisfied and said, “What are you doing?”
“Milking.”
Sui Heng returned the sentence without changing his face and bowed to leave.
Emperor Sui: “……”
This assh*le!
Emperor Sui looked at the tearful little boy and felt extremely sorry for him. He quickly patted the little boy’s back to soothe him and said, “Nuo Nuo, be good. Imperial Grandfather will tell you a story, alright?”
Jiang Yun was sitting on the couch, with Meng Hui changing the ointment on his arm.
Fan Zhou stood outside the curtain, worried, and said, “The subordinate heard that King Chu was still kneeling outside the palace where His Majesty resides, crying and apologizing. His Majesty has neither paid attention to it nor asked anyone to drive King Chu away. The subordinate is truly worried.”
Fan Zhou’s worries are not unfounded worries.
In theory, a prince of a country who commits the serious crime of colluding with external enemies should be punished according to the law. In this era, no matter how strict the law is, it is no greater than the imperial affair. After Emperor Jiang arrived at Muyun Pass, he ordered someone to release King Chu from the palace where he was detained and even allowed him to kneel outside the palace and cry bitterly, shouting that he was unjustly accused. When King Chu saw the great backing of Emperor Jiang, his aura immediately became arrogant. Not only did he repent and deny all his previous sins, but he also said that all of this was deliberately fabricated by Jiang Yun.
Calculating the schedule for Emperor Jiang to come to Muyun Pass, it happened to be the two days when the beacon tower was lost and King Chu committed an accident. The sudden arrival of Emperor Jiang at Muyun Pass provided a reasonable explanation.
This is not in line with Emperor Jiang’s style of handling court affairs, but it is very in line with his favoritism towards King Chu.
If he could have imagined it, His Highness obviously could too.
Now, His Highness’s position in the court is not something that can be shaken by just King Chu or the Shen family. But His Highness is still under the age of twenty. He is not a god but a human with flesh and blood. How can he deal with such an eccentric father?
Jiang Yun looked calm and said, “Master doesn’t have to worry. Gu has a clear idea about this matter. Regarding the candidates for tomorrow’s peace negotiation, how has Master chosen?”
Fan Zhou submitted the roster for Jiang Yun to review.
After looking at it, Jiang Yun selected two other advisors as deputy envoys and said, “The peace negotiations are of great importance. Apart from the details of the negotiation, Master should instruct Yun Huai to strictly restrain the generals during tomorrow’s meeting and not to conflict with the Sui army.”
Fan Zhou nodded. “The subordinate has already prepared. Your Highness, rest assured, the subordinate will be very cautious about this matter.”
Meng Hui finished changing the ointment and instructed Jiang Yun not to overwork his right hand tonight, then he stood up and withdrew. Jiang Yun discussed some details of the peace negotiation with Fan Zhou again. Suddenly, he saw the curtain move and said, “Master is also tired. Go back and rest first.”
Fan Zhou froze.
It’s a bit strange. His Highness was just reaching a crucial point, why did he suddenly stop? This doesn’t conform to His Highness’s style of behavior. However, His Highness has an old injury in his right arm and has been playing a heavy drum for such a long time, so it is reasonable for his mental state to be weak. He’s to be blamed for being too negligent, only focusing on the agenda and forgetting His Highness’s physical condition. Fan Zhou quickly bowed lightly and stood up to take leave.
Jiang Yun looked behind the curtain and said lightly, “Your Highness has been doing vulgar things more and more skillfully lately.”
Sui Heng came out from behind while folding his arms. Under the candlelight, he was wearing a golden robe and sitting on the couch with his chin propped up like a little fox. He was smiling and looking at him, raised his eyebrows, and went over to pick him up. He placed him on his shoulders and said, “How dare you say that? Isn’t it all because of you?”
“You remove most of the guards every night and just wait for Gu to come over. Gu has never seen a shameless Crown Prince like you before. Do your Advisors and Generals know that?”
Jiang Yun did not deny it, but instead leaned on his shoulders and whispered, “Why did Your Highness come?”
His voice was as soft and cuddly as a kitten’s, and he was completely different from the noble and elegant Crown Prince of Jiang in the daytime.
Sui Heng naturally wouldn’t tell the truth.
Sui Heng said with a righteous tone, “Gu has business to attend to, unlike you, who only thinks about these shameful things every day.”
Jiang Yun stood up and smelled his robe.
After a while, he was confused and asked, “What smells is it?”
Sui Heng’s forehead veins twisted fiercely.
He didn’t expect that after changing his clothes, he would still smell.
Jiang Yun had already guessed faintly and frowned, “It couldn’t be the little one who peed, right?”
“The little one is so well behaved, how could he pee on you for no reason? Did you starve him again?”
“Who said? He’s propped up so much today that he can barely walk, so Gu almost asked the military physician to prescribe him a sugar pill for digestion.”
Jiang Yun was even more worried. “What have you been feeding him?”
“Naturally feeds him whatever is good, with sheep’s milk and milk supplied day by day. The whole camp of ewes revolves around him, and now when he sees Gu, he smiles uncontrollably, wishing to immediately call out ‘father’.”
Jiang Yun is half believing and half doubting.
Sui Heng touched his little lover’s neck and suddenly frowned, asking, “Why do you sweat so much? Your hair is wet, are you in pain?”
Jiang Yun shook his head, said he was fine, and then stood up again to check Sui Heng’s arm to see if he had applied the ointment on time.
Sui Heng said, “Don’t worry, Gu’s skin is rough and the flesh is thick. Take care of it for two days, and it will be fine. Gu just doesn’t want to take advantage of you in this matter. Besides, Gu feels guilty. It’s the only way Gu can feel better. Otherwise, Gu would never agree to compete with you.”
“I know, but next time, don’t do that anymore.”
“Because I’d be heartbroken too.”
The two of them embraced each other in the dimness for a moment, and Sui Heng suddenly said, “Rongyu, let’s get married.”
It was the first time he had ever called him by his name so formally, and after Jiang Yun froze slightly, he laughed and said, “Alright.”
Sui Heng didn’t expect Jiang Yun to agree so readily. A big stone fell in his heart, and he couldn’t help but feel happy. He said, “What are the customs of marriage in your Jiang Empire? Don’t worry, Gu won’t make it less than three letters and six etiquette, Gu must let the whole world know. Gu, Sui Jichu loved Jiang Rongyu and wanted to tie the knot with Jiang Rongyu for a hundred years.”
“Also, my Emperor Father is currently in the military. His intention is, if necessary, he can follow the rules and take advantage of this peace negotiation opportunity to meet with your Emperor Father first and propose marriage to your Emperor Father in person.”
Jiang Yun wrapped his arms around his neck and looked at the shadows of the two on the wall, saying, “There’s no need to go to all that trouble. I can make my own decisions about my marriage. You just need to prepare your dowry.”
“Doggy Sui, it’s not easy to marry the Crown Prince of Jiang. What dowry are you planning to give me?”
Sui Heng was taken aback.
After a moment of silence, he asked, “Are you sure you don’t need it? My Emperor Father seems serious on the surface, but he’s actually quite easy to get along with. You don’t have to worry about them getting into conflict, let alone feel embarrassed.”
“I really don’t need it.”
Jiang Yun stood up and gently kissed him.
“I have prepared my dowry for you.”
“You, as the Commander of the Qinglang Battalion, His Highness the Crown Prince of Sui, cannot be lighter than mine.”
Sui Heng raised his eyebrows, “You even prepared a dowry for Gu?”
“Well, I’m quite wealthy.”
“What is it?”
“I can’t show it to you yet. You will know when you officially propose to me.”
Sui Heng remained silent for another moment, then hugged the person in his arms even tighter and said, “Fine, then Gu will wait for your surprise.”
Sui Heng directly carried the person to the bed and carefully examined Jiang Yun’s arm. He saw that there was still plaster on it, and through the plaster, he used his iron internal strength to gently rub the injured area. He asked, “Is this a little more comfortable?”
Jiang Yun nodded and gave him some space to sit over, saying, “You also have an injury on your arm, don’t rub for me.”
Sui Heng kept moving and said, “It’s fine, Gu use left hand.”
“By the way, do you have hot water? Gu will help you wipe your body.”
Jiang Yun never lets anyone get close to him just because his right arm is not convenient, and the sweat sticks to his body. It is indeed very uncomfortable, so he nodded with red ears.
Sui Heng laughed, “What are you embarrassed about? It’s not like Gu hasn’t seen it.”
There was not much hot water, and it was inconvenient for the palace attendants to deliver it immediately. Sui Heng mainly helped his little lover’s neck and arms.
Jiang Yun felt much more comfortable, he squinted his eyes, let him play with him, and soon fell asleep comfortably.
As dawn approached, Jiang Yun opened his eyes and saw Sui Heng still sitting at the bedside with his arms folded. He asked, “Why haven’t you gone back yet?”
Sui Heng touched his nose.
“Gu will be right back.”
After speaking, he strolled outside. First he poured Jiang Yun a cup of hot water, and then he poured himself a cup.
After drinking, he squatted silently by the bed for a while, then turned around by the table.
Jiang Yun held the tea cup and watched him wander aimlessly, exclaiming, “Do you have any other problems?”
Sui Heng walked back to the bed with his hands on his back, seemingly leisurely.
“It’s not a big deal either, Gu just needs to borrow something from you.”
“What is it?”
Sui Heng tried his best to keep his expression unchanged.
“Although there is no shortage of food in Gu’s army, but the sheep’s milk is still a bit rough. After thinking, Gu still thinks you should let Gu take those three nannies back.”
