An Empire as a Betrothal Gift

The room was suddenly eerily quiet.

Wei Lian stared at the big bruise, and tightened his grip on Ji Yue's hand.

How could he fail to see that this is not a bump, this is clearly... a symptom of the plague.

Ji Yue has never been to Qingping County at all, nor has he had any contact with relevant personnel. He has been inseparable from him all these days, how could he get sick?

Wei Lian was about to veto this possibility, but he knew in his heart that it might not be.

Too many times when Ji Yue was out of his sight.

When he went to listen to the official report, when he gave Zhou Xiaoshan acupuncture and moxibustion, when he slept peacefully at night...he spent so much time without Ji Yue.

Ji Yue can go to Qingping County with him on his back.

"...Have you ever been to Qingping County?" After a while, Wei Lian asked.

Ji Yue lowered his eyes and didn't answer.

Wei Lian stubbornly tugged at his sleeve, and said in a slightly cold voice, "Answer me."

Ji Yue was silent for a long time, then nodded slightly.

Wei Lian was so angry that he wanted to hit him for a moment.

"I told you not to join in the fun!" Wei Lian gave him a look of resentment, turned around and left, "I'll make you some medicine."

The prescription for the plague has long been available, and Ji Yue is young and strong, so he will be fine.

Ji Yue looked up at Wei Lian's hurried back, hesitated to speak, but finally said nothing.

Wei Lian put on the face scarf, put the medicine bowl in front of Ji Yue angrily: "Drink it."

Ji Yue sat on the chair and obediently drank the medicine.

Wei Lian asked, "Who else have you come into contact with these days?"

"No." Ji Yue drank the medicine, put down the bowl, and said, "I only saw you."

Wei Lian looked at him: "Why are you running away so well? I have persisted for so long, and finally persisted until now... If you get infected, I won't have the place to cry."

He said such words calmly, but there was an unspeakable sourness and grievance in his heart.

...he had tried his best to survive.Fighting against the so-called fate, surviving without any danger until now, I want to spend my whole life with this person in front of me.

He doesn't want to waste all his work.

What if he was sick too?With death in his body, what should he do if his illness is not cured?

Ji Yue...you know I'm going to die, why did you go out?why can't you...

Just can't think for me.

Ji Yue paused: "You will be fine."

Wei Lian choked back coldly: "How do you know nothing will happen? The plague doesn't recognize people."

Ji Yue shut up.

Wei Lian was annoyed, he was most worried about Ji Yue's illness.

"You are not allowed to go out for a few days." Wei Lian said without doubt, "I will send you medicine until you recover. Let's assign rooms for a few days." He got angry when he mentioned this, "...I also have to be isolated for a few days sky."

Taking care of Ji Yue cannot be left to others.Ji Yue is the king, the fact that he was infected with the plague must not be known by outsiders, if it is used to make a big fuss by someone with a heart, it will shake the foundation of the country.

The best result is that Ji Yue will recover before everyone realizes that something is wrong, as if nothing happened.

Ji Yue lowered his eyes, but still didn't say a word.

No sleep for one night.

The next day, Wei Lian came in with the medicine and knocked on Ji Yue's door.

After a while, the door was opened. Ji Yue stood at the door, his face was a little pale, and his body seemed to be thinner.

Wei Lian just glanced at it and then frowned: "Is it better today?"

It stands to reason that as long as a patient with a mild illness takes the medicine once, it will not be serious again the next day, and if he takes it for three consecutive days, his illness will be completely cured.

Ji Yue was silent.

Wei Lian didn't ask any further questions, and directly pulled Ji Yue's arm.

"..."

The medicine bowl in his hand shattered.

how come……

The bruise from yesterday has not subsided, and it has even rotted so badly that it will bleed when scratched lightly, and it is spreading at a speed visible to the naked eye.

The spread is far faster than that of ordinary patients, and the symptoms are more serious.

The medicine didn't work.

Wei Lian was stunned for a moment, looking at that arm, suddenly a great panic rose.

Ji Yue said hoarsely: "A Lian..."

"...Maybe it's because the medicine doesn't take effect so quickly." Wei Lian murmured distractedly, "I'll do some more research."

The young man turned around and left, his back was a bit panicked.

Ji Yue moved his lips, trying to tell him not to do any more useless work, but he couldn't say it for a long time.

He looked down at his horrific arm, the hand that once held the gun and held the sword could not use any strength now.

so fast?

Ji Yue thought in a daze.

Fortunately, he can still hold a pen.

At sunset, Wei Lian came back again with a tired look on his face.

He read thousands of classics in one day, but he still couldn't find the answer that the decoction didn't work for Ji Yue.Although the plague killed many people, they were either unable to wait for medicine due to shortage of medicinal materials, or they were too old, weak and sick to survive.

Ji Yue doesn't take both, he doesn't understand why.

It happened so suddenly that Wei Lian couldn't believe it until now.But time waits for no one, he must find a way to save Ji Yue.

But when he opened the door, there was no one in the room.

Wei Lian's eyes darkened instantly.

He searched the room, only to find a piece of letter paper under the inkstone.

On it are Ji Yue's big characters written like dragons and snakes, but they are not as strong and powerful as before, and the edge of the pen even trembles a little.

My love Ah Lian:

I am alone with a serious disease, and I am afraid that I will die soon. The only thing I care about in this life is you.

Ah Lian has the talent to rule the world, the life of a real dragon, and the people of the country will pay you from now on. I believe that you will become a wise emperor through the ages, and you will be famous in history.Gu has given you the military talisman and secret decree, Xie Chen will be loyal to you, everything in Yongping has paved the way for you, the Zen throne is hidden in the dark room of the imperial study, and the mechanism is the third row of the bookshelf.The rest of the obstacles, with your ability, will be able to sweep away.

I don't believe in ghosts and gods, but I hope to have an afterlife with you.It's hard to complain about this situation.The three lives are fixed in love, and the red thread is wrapped around the finger, only wishing to continue in the next life.

Wei Lian, my heart pleases you until death.

Ji Yue's last pen

On the ninth day of the sixth month of the 13th year of King Qin Chang

Wei Lian stared at this piece of paper for a long time, he knew every word on it, but when put together, it made a meaning that he couldn't understand.

Ji Yue, what does this mean?

what is this?

Have you read too many scripts?

... Who wants an afterlife?

What are soldier symbols and secret orders?When did you give it?Why doesn't he know.

Wei Lian suddenly remembered something, and hastily dug out the two delicate gadgets he was carrying with him.

A bronze beast with a tiger head and a tiger brain, and a brand with complicated patterns.

These are all the things Ji Yue gave him some time ago.Ji Yue gave him strange things every day in those few days, Wei Lian didn't think much about it, and accepted them all.

But it turned out to be the secret order of the general's talisman and the order of the hidden guards.

Is Ji Yue crazy?Is it true that he intends to gift the country to him?

Wei Lian lowered his eyes, suddenly unable to think.

The letter also said that Ji Yue had already paved the way for him in Yongping, and even the edict of the Zen position had already been prepared.

That was two months ago.

Could it be that Ji Yue expected two months ago that he would be sick today?

He has been deploying since that early...

Wei Lian immediately turned around and rushed out the door.

He had to go to Ji Yue to find out.

Jiangzhou is so big that Wei Lian doesn't know where Ji Yue is.

But it seemed that Wei Lian had a feeling from somewhere, and subconsciously ran to the bridge where he and Ji Yue reunited.

The golden reeds are floating, and the river is running endlessly.

Such as the setting sun of blood is so beautiful that it is terrifying.

Wei Lian walked across the bridge and stood in front of an abandoned hut.

Through a door, he could feel the breath of someone inside.

Wei Lian said, "Ji Yue."

"I know you're in there."

There was no movement in the house.

Wei Lian said softly, "Open the door, let's speak clearly."

No one spoke.

Wei Lian suppressed, gritted his teeth and said, "What do you mean by those words? Ji Yue, how many things have you been hiding from me?"

There was silence.

Wei Lian laughed mockingly: "Okay, you won't see me until you die."

"A Lian." Ji Yue's hoarse voice finally came from behind the door, "...I dare not see you."

"The way I am now, I don't want to be seen by you." Ji Yue's voice was hoarse, and his once beautiful voice had become weak, "I'm afraid I'll scare you."

In the dilapidated hut, the young man in red leaned against the dusty wall, his long hair scattered, covering half of his face.

His phoenix eyes drooped slightly, the exposed half of his complexion was so beautiful that it was monstrous, while the other half covered by black hair was like a ghost, so ugly that he couldn't see anyone.

The rot has spread to the face, ruining the once stunning appearance of the world.

The whole arm became horrible, and the blood snaked down and dripped on the slender and beautiful hand, staining the amulet held in the palm of the hand red.

It was given to him by Wei Lian.

"Do you want to hide here alone and wait to die?" Wei Lian's eyes turned red, and there was a sudden cry, "I thought we could be honest with each other up to this day...but you always hide a lot of things from me .”

"Decree, epidemic disease, military talisman, secret order..." Wei Lian listed them one by one, trying to hold back his sobs, "You have arranged everything, but you won't tell me anything."

"Now even if you die, you have to avoid me."

"You are so wishful thinking for me, you have asked me if I want it!"

With his forehead against the door, he lowered his eyes and said in a low voice, "Ji Yue, I'm tired."

He closed his eyes and shed a tear: "I can't break your heart."

"...I'm sorry, Ah Lian." Ji Yue covered his mouth and coughed a few times, the blood in his palm became more intense.

He paused for a while before continuing: "I once said that I only believe in human life, but I don't believe in people's hearts."

"I am a person with a broken personality. The more I like something, the more I am afraid of losing it. I always want to use external force to tie the things I like so that they will not go far." Ji Yue laughed at himself, "The person I love , I will die with him. If I die, he will be buried with him. If he rebels, I will shoot him with my own hands."

"People in the world call me cruel, but it's not a slander." Ji Yue smiled bleakly, "Ah Lian, I'm just such... a monster."

"The antidote I gave you is fake." Ji Yue closed his eyes, "Before I loved you, I was afraid that you would hurt me. After I loved you, I was afraid that you would leave me. I lied to you, so you don't need to take the antidote for a while." Nian... I just found an excuse not to let you go. "

"The real antidote is in the bottle I gave you a few days ago." The blood spread to the ground, Ji Yue paused, and his voice became softer.

"...Wei Lian, I'll let you go."

bottle.

Wei Lian looked down at the small and exquisite blue and white porcelain bottle, opened it, and saw a small pill inside.

When Ji Yue presented it to him, he said with a smile that this is the bottle of poplar nectar from Guanyin, and a drop of water can save lives.

During those days, Ji Yue gave him too many things, and he didn't even think about opening the bottle.

It was the antidote he had always wanted.

It turned out to be a lifesaver.

Ji Yue, you are really well prepared.

Wei Lian was silent for a long time before opening his mouth lightly: "Do you think I don't know that the antidote you gave me earlier is fake?"

"..."

"I'm a genius doctor." Wei Lian mocked lightly, "Even if I can't find a real antidote, it's not like I don't even know the truth."

"I know you have a heart disease, and I am willing to wait for the day when you untie your heart."

"What I'm waiting for is that you keep silent and plan to die for me?!" Wei Lian sneered, "Ji Yue, don't think too beautifully."

thumping!

The dilapidated door panel was knocked down by the palm wind with internal force, and the dusty face and the setting sun were swept into the room.

The cold-faced young man in white clothed in the glow made the young man in red in the room raise his eyes in astonishment, and then remembered that his face was ruined, so he hurriedly turned his head away.

Wei Lian walked in and knelt down in front of Ji Yue.

Ji Yue's right arm was already bloody and bloody, and even his face became hideous.

Wei Lian looked at him calmly: "Ji Yue, you are very kind and considerate, who wouldn't be moved?"

"But don't say anything to let me go, it's so grand, I just think it's a joke."

"Have I agreed to take the throne? Why should I look after your country and people for you? I'm not as righteous as you. If it weren't for you, I should have been in the clouds and wild cranes. Pick up this hot potato here? I, Wei Lian, have only been for myself all my life, never thought of serving the country or the people, I am so selfish!"

"...It was you who taught me responsibility, brought me to the world, and let me see those fireworks."

"You dragged me out of the sky, how could you lock me here alone."

"You didn't let me go, you want me to remember you forever..." Wei Lian laughed, "Ji Yue, you only bully me like this because I love you..."

His eyes were foggy and sparkling, he held back his trembling voice, "I won't do what you wish. Ji Yue, I won't do what you wish."

He calmly crushed the antidote and turned it into powder in front of Ji Yue, word by word.

"You don't want to leave me."