Jiang Yun was also thinking.
He was wondering how far Sui Heng had suspected him and if he could escape tonight.
He stirred up trouble today, and although the Yan family did not have the strength to suppress the Crown Prince’s Mansion, the Crown Prince’s Mansion did not get any benefits either. Sui Heng’s plan to use the Spring Banquet to suppress the Yan family and infiltrate the third wave of civilian power into the Sui Empire’s court was considered a temporary failure.
He had already anticipated the potential danger at the moment he made the decision, but he had no other choice.
Sui Heng is the Crown Prince of Sui, not just a reckless warrior. He is wise, intelligent, and very strategic. Even if he rejoiced at his victory over Yan Qi and took the top spot in the literature category yesterday, because he did not embarrass the Crown Prince’s Mansion in public. Today, he will gradually come back to his senses.
He would doubt him, it’s normal.
The bright moon hangs high outside the curtain, the stars are scattered, and the night is dense.
It’s been a while and Sui Heng hasn’t come back.
Jiang Yun knew that he was making a decision and even had some doubts. Later, he might become angry and directly lock him up or send him to jail.
Jiang Yun’s playing became increasingly absent-minded.
But his heart is still relatively calm. He has done everything as the Crown Prince of Jiang, including military defense at Muyun Pass. With Fan Zhou and Yun Huai present, he can also feel at ease.
In the future, he can only do his best to obey fate.
Even if it were really hard to escape, he wouldn’t have any major regrets if he died in this unfamiliar capital.
The moment he asked Gongsun Yang to leave, he was already prepared to be brave and die at any time. Gongsun Yang doesn’t understand, but Fan Zhou will.
He only hoped that Sui Heng could give him a dignified way of dying, taking their recent “dew and affection” into account.
After thinking about it this way, Jiang Yun was able to focus on the melody instead.
It’s hard to say that this is the last elegant thing he can do. If it weren’t for his physical condition, he would really want to play ‘Feng Qiu Huang’ again.
Jiang Yun lowered his eyes, reflected for a moment, adjusted his attitude, and turned the melody back to normal.
Another cold wind passed through the room, and he couldn’t help but cough.
At this moment, the curtain was suddenly lifted vigorously, and Sui Heng walked in.
He was panting slightly, apparently walking briskly. His face is grave and tense, and his eyes are staring straight ahead as if they were burning with two flames.
Jiang Yun’s fingers did not stop.
Before Sui Heng spoke, he said, “Can I finish playing first…”
Before he could finish speaking, his body suddenly lightened. He was lifted up by a pair of strong arms.
“Sorry.”
He heard the man above him say in a muffled voice.
Jiang Yun looked up at Sui Heng with some confusion.
Sui Heng regretted, “Sorry, Gu didn’t know, Gu didn’t know that you are sick.”
Jiang Yun feels even more strange.
He thought he was coming to punish him.
Moreover, he was only wearing some thin clothes and was a bit cold from the wind, so he coughed twice, he was not sick.
Sui Heng had already carried Jiang Yun directly into the bed, like taking care of a treasure and carefully putting him down.
He said, “Why didn’t you tell Gu that you’re sick?”
Jiang Yun didn’t know what to say, he could only watching him calmly.
In Sui Heng’s eyes, it turned into a silent reproach.
Sui Heng felt even more guilty.
“Gu has already asked Ji An to call the imperial physician over.”
“You lie down for a while.”
He held Jiang Yun’s wrist and later realized that his little lover’s hands were a bit cold. He then realized that he was only wearing a thin layer of spring clothes, and he had just ordered him to sit in the wind and play the zither for so long.
He really is an idiot.
The imperial physician served on Emperor Sui and the Empress’s side, and this call was bound to startle Empress Yan. Jiang Yun didn’t want to cause too much trouble and said, “I’m fine, don’t trouble the imperial physician to come over.”
“This is their responsibility, how can it be considered troublesome?”
Sui Heng is like a mischievous little dog.
He asked, “Are you still feeling uncomfortable?”
Jiang Yun shook his head.
He has already made plans to spend the night in the cell tonight. Being able to lie on the soft bedding at this moment was not only not uncomfortable, but he also felt a bit happy.
Although this person’s unpredictable temperament is somewhat abnormal.
Although he was still angry just now, he doesn’t know why he went out and came back like a different person, insisting that he was sick.
Jiang Yun’s wrist was a bit sore from being held by him.
He has great strength, it was as if he were about to crush him.
He asked, “Can you… loosen it first?”
Sui Heng exclaimed, “Oh” and immediately let go of his hand.
Jiang Yun quietly moved his wrist and hid it back in his sleeve, wondering even more and more as to why he was talking so nicely.
Before long, the imperial physician came over.
The imperial physician was already preparing to go to bed when he was suddenly summoned and felt a bit confused.
As soon as he entered, he saw a beautiful and elegant young gentleman lying inside the bed curtains. He quickly lowered his head and wanted to kneel and bow.
Sui Heng stood up, asked him to waive his courtesy, and quickly approached to diagnose the illness.
His Highness is notorious for his overbearing temper, and the imperial physician dare not neglect him. He quickly approached with the medicine chest and asked Jiang Yun to extend his wrist.
Jiang Yun complied and stretched out his right wrist, which was hanging down at his side.
The imperial physician put a handkerchief on, then put his fingers on it, and carefully examined his pulse.
Sui Heng stood with cold eyes shining on one side, staring at him closely and asking, “How is it?”
How can this be diagnosed in just a few moments?
The imperial physician could only answer with a stiff upper lip. “This old minister is currently checking…”
Sui Heng’s heart suddenly tugged.
He has been a small iron man since childhood, with strong muscles and body, and rarely gets sick. Subconsciously, he feels that the longer the imperial physician diagnoses a disease, the more serious it becomes.
Thinking of Fan Qi’s words, he was simply about to go crazy.
So his gaze became even more fierce.
The imperial physician couldn’t help but shiver.
Jiang Yun couldn’t help but say, “Don’t disturb the imperial physician’s pulse diagnosis.”
As soon as Jiang Yun spoke, it really made Sui Heng feel like he had been enlightened and calmed down.
Sui Heng looked at the imperial physician and said in a muffled voice, “He vomited blood. He was afraid that Gu would worry, so he deliberately kept it from Gu. And that’s just the only time someone has seen it. Gu was afraid that he’d thrown up many times in the dark already. If there’s anything, you don’t have to keep it from Gu, just speak frankly.”
Jiang Yun: “……”
Jiang Yun lifted his eyes and gave him a strange glance.
He quickly understood that it was probably Fan Qi who spoke about him vomiting blood by the river today.
What should he say at this moment?
The imperial physician was surprised. “Vomiting blood?”
“That’s right.”
Sui Heng’s eyes were gloomy, with a look of self-blame and guilt.
“Gu just found out today, and the moment before Gu found out, Gu was still forcing him to play the zither. Gu is really the biggest fool in the world.”
Jiang Yun couldn’t help but cough again.
The imperial physician was stunned.
He carefully examined his pulse for a while again, then he withdrew his fingers, condensed his voice, and said, “Based on the pulse, the young gentleman has weak qi and blood, it is a symptom of some deficiency. Moreover, is the young gentleman so angry that his heart fluctuated violently, resulting in a blockage of the five internal organs and a strong impact on his heart and veins?”
Before Jiang Yun could answer, Sui Heng had already begun to judge with a gloomy expression as to who had made his usually gentle tempered little lover so angry to this extent.
Anger attacks the heart, causing blockage in the five internal organs.
Sui Heng remembered Shi Fang’s report.
“The young gentleman participated in the music competition not to win the top spot, but the Musician selected by Military Advisor Chen’s level was indeed somewhat poor. The song ‘Feng Qiu Huang’ was played incorrectly in several places. The young gentleman was proficient in music theory and did not want the famous song to be ruined, so he came forward to point out his mistake. However, the Musician refused to admit it and even said in a strange way that the young gentleman falsely accused him. The young gentleman only went on stage to demonstrate the correct playing method to prove his innocence. If the young gentleman really had a premeditated plan to confront Your Highness, how could he not even prepare the zither? This subordinate was present at the scene. At that time, the young gentleman wanted to borrow the zither, but the Musician refused to lend it. In the end, the Crown Prince of the Luo Kingdom helped out with righteousness and lent his zither to the young gentleman to play.”
“The chess competition is not as Xiao Yaozi said. The young gentleman was just planning to play, but during the game, Xiao Yaozi’s words were contemptuous, his attitude was disdainful, he despised the young gentleman for his lack of knowledge of the game of chess, and he even incited people around him to be hostile towards the young gentleman. He couldn’t afford to lose, he abandoned the game, threw the chess pieces heavily, and spoke ill of the young gentleman. After the competition ended, the young gentleman even voluntarily gave up his champion position; those players present can testify.”
Sui Heng would naturally not fully believe Shi Fang’s words.
Although Shi Fang is meticulous and thoughtful, but he was still a teenager.
However, the fact that Jiang Yun didn’t bring a zither with him and took the initiative to give up the title of game of chess’s champion made his suspicions subside a little.
And… Shi Fang said that he had a great time today, except for a few literati who were pestering him, he had not had any private interactions with anyone.
Sui Heng couldn’t help but look down at Jiang Yun.
Inside the bed curtains were dim, and his little lover was only wearing a thin spring robe. His shoulders and back were thin, and his eyelashes hung obediently, looking beautiful and fragile.
He rarely gets angry and is always quiet. Even if he gets embarrassed and annoyed by him on weekdays, he would only blush, and his ears will turn red. At most, he will lie on his shoulders and bite him.
Like a delicate little cat.
He was born to be placed in a golden and jade nest, carefully pampered.
But today he vomited blood.
The Musician, Xiao Yaozi.
Sui Heng wondered which one, exactly, had infuriated him like this.
Sui Heng thought of Xiao Yaozi’s despicable face. It is too cheap to let him go, Sui Heng thought. Tomorrow, he must make someone break one of his legs or twist one of his arms to relieve his anger.
“There were two ungrateful people who made him angry today.”
Sui Heng opened his mouth.
He added, “Of course, there’s also Gu. Gu didn’t know that he just vomited blood and mistreated him, forcing him to play the zither.”
Sui Heng was very afraid, and Jiang Yun would be so angry at him that he would vomit blood again.
He thought that only in the script would there be such an exaggerated thing as ‘spitting out old blood in anger’, but in reality, there are really people who are so delicate that they are spitting out blood out of anger.
So he stared at the imperial physician with extra nervousness.
“How serious is it? But can…”
He wants to ask, but can it still be cured?
But he felt that it was too cruel to say so. He couldn’t speak and was afraid of hearing the answer, so he changed his tone to a tough one: “Gu doesn’t care what method you use or how expensive the herbs are, he must be cured.”
“Otherwise, Gu will take your head.”
The imperial physician’s neck chilled, and he hurriedly said, “Your Highness, rest assured. The Little Young Master was just angry. As long as he recuperates well and doesn’t get angry easily, there won’t be any major problems.”
Sui Heng hesitated, “Is that all?”
“Yes.”
The imperial physician sighed and said, “However, this old minister noticed that the pulse of the Little Young Master is indeed weaker than that of ordinary people. He still needs to eat more tonics that can nourish qi and blood on a daily basis.”
Sui Heng asked him to immediately prescribe the best and most precious one.
The imperial physician said yes.
Sui Heng humbly escorted him out of the palace, and the imperial physician was greatly favored and trembling. Suddenly, he remembered something and said, “This old minister just checked the pulse of the Little Young Master and found that he seems to have a very serious stomach disease.”
Sui Heng nodded, he knew about this matter.
The imperial physician said, “This minister sees that the Little Young Master is not very old yet. It is rare to have such a serious stomach disease at such an age. This minister doesn’t know why, so he must pay attention to his daily diet.”
Sui Heng said he understood.
Returning to the palace, Jiang Yun had already lightly closed his eyes and was nourishing his mind.
Sui Heng stood a zhang away, quietly observing the little beauty inside the bed curtains, and suddenly felt a little uncomfortable.
There was nothing wrong with his suspicion, but what if his suspicion was wrong?
He grew up in the Sui capital since childhood. Apart from marching and fighting, he usually stays in the Sui capital city and has never experienced the feeling of leaving his hometown.
Come to think of it, it’s not very pleasant.
Here, his little lover can only rely on himself, but he still suspects him and intentionally abuses him.
Sui Heng walked into the bed curtains and crouched down in front of the bed.
Jiang Yun heard the commotion. He opened his eyes and looked at him.
Jiang Yun couldn’t completely relax his heart strings yet because the other party was acting recklessly and domineering, with unpredictable emotions. He couldn’t guarantee that Sui Heng would suddenly wake up and repent later or not.
Two people with four eyes are facing each other.
Jiang Yun knew that it was necessary to take advantage of the opportunity to soften the opponent’s heart and make him feel more tender.
Jiang Yun insisted on sitting up.
Sui Heng frowned and said, “What are you doing?”
Jiang Yun looked at him and said, “Don’t you want to listen to ‘Feng Qiu Huang’? I’ll go play it for you.”
“……”
Sui Heng’s face looked uneasy and he said, “Gu was wrong about this. Can’t Gu apologize to you?”
Jiang Yun: “I feel much better now, I can play.”
“There’s no need.”
Sui Heng said in a muffled voice, “Gu doesn’t want to listen anymore.”
Jiang Yun looked at him.
“From the beginning, Gu… didn’t want to hear you play the zither. Gu doubted you.”
Sui Heng spoke it out, then looked up and looked at Jiang Yun’s reaction.
Jiang Yun nodded.
“I know, I won the competition and it made you unhappy.”
“……”
Why does these words feel strange?
Sui Heng had to refute, “Where was Gu unhappy?”
“Gu just… didn’t expect you to have such powerful abilities, to the point where Gu had to raise some doubts.”
Jiang Yun asked, “Do you still have doubts now?”
Sui Heng remained silent for a moment.
Due to his innate alertness and keen insight, he couldn’t dispel his doubts so quickly.
Jiang Yun already understood.
Jiang Yun said, “How about you just kill me or lock me up and interrogate me severely?”
Sui Heng suddenly looked up.
He frowned and looked at Jiang Yun with a kind of frightened gaze.
“When did Gu say that Gu wanted to kill and lock you up?”
Jiang Yun said, “You are the Crown Prince, with a noble status that concerns the safety of the country. It is normal for you to doubt me. We don’t have a normal relationship. We sleep in the same bed every night. Instead of mutual suspicion and torment, it is better to cut off the chaos quickly. In this way, you no longer have to doubt me all day long.”
“I heard that there are many experts under your command who are good at using torture to coerce confessions. I can’t hold on. Whatever they want me to do, I will do it all. I only have one request.”
He gave a lengthy speech.
Sui Heng subconsciously asked, “What request?”
“Leave me a whole body, don’t throw my body into the mass grave and be bitten by dogs.”
“……”
Sui Heng’s heart chilled by what he said.
He couldn’t help but say, “What were you thinking? Gu was just… even if Gu doubts you again, Gu won’t hand you over to others for interrogation.”
Jiang Yun breathed a sigh of relief.
Then he asked, “Will you personally interrogate me?”
Sui Heng raised his eyebrows and looked at this little lover, who was advancing every inch, like a little fox.
He savored something after realizing it.
Suddenly approaching, he said with a calm face, “Yes. Not only will Gu personally interrogate you, but Gu will also use the harshest punishment to interrogate you as well.”
“Gu will lock you in bed…”
He pressed his ears and spoke.
Jiang Yun’s ears heated up and he bit his lip.
Sui Heng smiled proudly. “What’s wrong? Just talking is enough to make you scared? When that day comes, no matter how much you cry or plead with Gu, Gu won’t let you go.”
Jiang Yun was just trying to test his bottom line.
When he knew that he wouldn’t hand him over to others for interrogation, his heart had already relaxed a lot.
Because he knew that the person in front of him was still somewhat greedy for his “beauty.”
Today he disrupted Chen Qi’s plan, and with Chen Qi’s temperament, he is bound to hold grudges. Only Sui Heng can protect him. So no matter what method he used, he had to make Sui Heng soften his heart towards him.
Jiang Yun asked, “If you don’t interrogate me today, can I go to sleep?”
This questioning method greatly satisfied Sui Heng’s vanity.
He said happily, “Of course you can.”
Jiang Yun lay down and continued to lie on the inside. Sui Heng stood up and didn’t wait for him to do it himself. He covered him tightly with the quilt and said, “Sleep, Gu will just be here watching you sleep.”
He eyeing him closely.
And Jiang Yun was not used to being watched while sleeping.
But Jiang Yun dared not disobey him at the moment, so he lightly nodded and closed his eyes.
Not long after, he felt a shadow covering him and lightly kissed his eyelashes, as if stealing.
Kissed the left, then kissed the right.
Jiang Yun: “……”
