An Empire as a Betrothal Gift

They rested at the inn for one night, went downstairs to have breakfast the next morning, and then set off to continue their journey.

It was too early, and there were not many people in the lobby.The shopkeeper was dialing the abacus, the waiter was dozing off bit by bit, and the other guests were still asleep in the room.

When Ji Yue and Wei Lian went downstairs, the shopkeeper looked up and greeted, "You two guests came down so early."

Ji Yue sat down at a table: "I want two bowls of porridge, plus four buns."

"Okay." The shopkeeper tapped the waiter on the head, "Go get the cook up to work, two bowls of porridge and four steamed buns."

The guy was sleeping soundly, and was awakened by the knock unexpectedly, his expression was still a little numb: "Oh...Okay."

He rubbed his sleepy eyes and went to the back kitchen to inform.

Soon, the steaming porridge and steamed buns were served, and the waiter said: "Guests take it easy." He put the things down.

Wei Lian picked up the chopsticks and was about to use them when the shopkeeper finished peeling off the abacus, and sighed, "Yesterday I couldn't make ends meet, and business is sluggish these days. Xiao Du, let me know that this month's wages will be postponed for a few days... "

The clerk let out an "ah" and said with a sad face: "Shopkeeper, well, our wages have been reduced by two yuan last month, and I still have to support my mother. We can't wait any longer."

Hearing this, Wei Lian couldn't help asking: "I saw that the business in the lobby was very lively last night, why is the shopkeeper unable to make ends meet?"

The shopkeeper smiled wryly, "Isn't the guest from Chu?"

Wei Lian smiled.

He is the son of the state of Chu, and he has only been in Qin for half a year. When he revisited his hometown, he was thought not to be from Chu.

He asked, "How did you see that?"

"A few days ago, we fought a war between Chu State and Qin State." The shopkeeper said, "The war is exhausting people and money, and the economy is already depressed. If it weren't for Mr. Lian... well, I don't know when it will be better."

Suddenly hearing his name from someone else's mouth, Wei Lian's expression moved slightly: "And then?"

"My lord has gone to the state of Qin, so let's suspend the war for the time being." The shopkeeper was indignant when he said this, "But your majesty doesn't want to rest and recuperate, but instead wants to build a crystal palace and a golden lotus platform for Wu Ji. The whole lotus platform is made of pure Made of gold, it was built on the water, and Wu Ji was asked to dance on it. Just after the war, the national treasury was empty, so how could there be extra spare money? The imperial court issued an order to increase the national tax to [-]%... [-]% tax We ordinary people have already tightened their belts to live, how can we afford it? In the past few months, many shops have closed down. This is a century-old brand, handed down from my grandfather's generation, and now it is quite difficult. ...Your Majesty has really done this, alas!"

As soon as the shopkeeper vomited bitterness, he poured it endlessly, and the clerk was so frightened that he winked wildly: "Shopkeeper, stop talking!"

Talking absurdly about His Majesty, the government knew that he was going to be beheaded!

Wu Ji is the new love of the King of Chu, a concubine who is very good at dancing.The king of Chu has always been absurd in terms of beauty, but he is still so careless at this juncture, then it is not absurd but stupid.

Under the heavy taxation, the people complained a lot, but it was useless to protest, and they would be suppressed by officers and soldiers by force.

Wei Lian frowned.Qin State's tax is [-]%, Chu State's tax is [-]%, it is...too high.

If the state of Chu continues like this, sooner or later it will perish.

What the hell was his father thinking.

"Oh." The delicate female voice was eerily familiar.

Lin Yan'er was dressed in a purple dress, her fragrant shoulders and arms were exposed, her nails painted with bright red Kodan were on the handrails, and she came down the stairs twisting her water snake waist.

She was beautiful, and indeed a stunner. At the age of 25, she is more charming than a cardamom girl.

This kind of dress would make ordinary people spit on her, and she is also edible and sexual. At least last night, half of the men in the lobby had their eyes glued to her.

Wei Lian only had one thought.

When it was over, she changed into a purple dress.

Because of the Empress Dowager, Ji Yue hated purple the most.Facing this color, his patience value will plummet, and his anger value will skyrocket.If Lin Yan'er teases at will at this time and says something that shouldn't be said, he doesn't know if Ji Yue will hit a woman or not, and he is afraid that Ji Yue will turn his anger into lust and vent it on him.

But now there are only the two of them in the lobby, it is impossible for Lin Yan'er not to provoke them.

When Lin Yan'er saw Wei Lian, her eyes lit up: "Mr. Lang also got up so early, and I have a good relationship with my family. Do you mind if my family sits here?"

Saying this in her mouth, Lin Yan'er sat down naturally.

She stopped thinking about Wei Lian.What kind of man does she want, so there's no point in sticking to a broken sleeve that has an owner.But seeing the real broken sleeve for the first time in her life, Lin Yan'er was very curious.

Her eyes were shining brightly, and there was an aura called gossip.

The young man in white hadn't spoken yet, but the masked young man in red said indifferently, "Excuse me."

Lin Yan'er smiled and said: "Little brother, don't be angry, sister won't steal men from you."

The young man in red: "That's not what you said yesterday."

Wei Lian gave Ji Yue a strange look.

Did Ji Yue find that he had naturally accepted the identity of little brother?

"Did you two have a good time last night?" Lin Yan'er, who is the female version of the flower picker, has always had no morals, and the questions became more and more explicit, "Is the little brother comfortable? Is this gentleman good in bed? Can you sleep in one night?" How many times?"

Ji Yue's patience is rapidly disappearing, one word at a time: "What, what, what?"

"It smells so jealous." Lin Yan'er slapped her nose, "I'm just curious. I haven't seen a live broken sleeve yet."

Wei Lian asked: "Miss, have you ever seen a dead man?"

Lin Yan'er laughed so hard: "Mr. Lang is really an interesting person. Of course I only saw him in books."

Wei Lian really chatted with her: "Why do you read that kind of book, girl?"

Lin Yan'er said inscrutablely, "You don't understand."

You don't understand the joy of eating fairy love.

This couple in front of them is very cute, what happened to Wen Run's Banished Immortal Gong and Tsundere Fried Hair...

Wei Lian was horrified by Lin Yan'er's stare, but he continued to ask: "The girl smells very fragrant, I don't know..." What kind of spice is used?

However, before asking further, Ji Yue put down his chopsticks expressionlessly.

There was a frightening air-conditioning all over him.

Wei Lian had no doubt that Ji Yue was planning to throw the table and leave.

Or it could be more ruthless, brewing a murderous atmosphere.

Wei Lian silently swallowed the question, and whispered, "Don't be angry."

Ji Yue sneered: "Oh."

Wei Lian tugged at his sleeve, his ears turned red, "Husband..."

He is thin-skinned, and he has tried his best to call out.

It's really embarrassing to yell like that in front of outsiders!

Ji Yue was startled when he heard this sound, and looked sideways at the shy look of the young man with his head bowed. The depression in his heart was swept away, and he suddenly felt refreshed.

"I'll clean you up tonight." Ji Yue purposely let Lin Yan'er hear this sentence as if swearing sovereignty.

"Let's go." Ji Yue got up and strode out of the inn gate.

Wei Lian quickly packed up his things and followed.

Lin Yan'er was left alone, with a dull and confused expression.

She has been stunned twice in two days.

The first time was shocking that the two were a couple.

The second time was that she was shocked to stand upside down.

...that cold, exiled young man in white shyly called his little brother in red, who was fussy and irritable, her husband? ? ?

The little brother also said to clean him up tonight? ? ?

God, this turned out to be the next year.

It's a little irritating.

Ji Yue walked quickly, and Wei Lian chased after him while stuffing his luggage: "Wait for me!"

Ji Yue lowered his eyes and stopped.

Wei Lian walked up to him and complained softly, "Why are you walking so fast?"

"I don't walk so fast, don't tell me you are talking happily?" Ji Yue said coolly.

Wei Lian paused, and said helplessly, "I just think...she and Melna have some similarities."

Ji Yue said indifferently: "There are countless people who read the same?"

"No." Wei Lian shook his head, "It's the fragrance on her body."

Exactly the same as the one on Myrna.

And that attire, the Jianghu women in the Central Plains probably couldn't be so bold.On the other hand, the folk customs in Liang Guo are open, and women like to show their skin to the outside.

They were looking for the caster this time, and the only hint was Melna.Wei Lian's Resurrection Pill was obtained from Melna, so of course he cared about all the clues related to it.

In the final analysis, what he cared about was Ji Yue.

"Liang Country is rich in spices, and has trade relations with other countries." Ji Yue's expression eased, "It's not surprising to smoke the same incense."

Wei Lian said: "But when the Liang Kingdom paid tribute to thousands of spices, I smelled them one by one, and none of them smelled like this."

Ji Yue stared at him with a strange expression.

Wei Lian raised his eyes: "What's wrong?"

"It's nothing." Ji Yue hesitated, "I just think your sense of smell and memory are terrible."

In fact, he was still thinking about how boring he would have to be to smell all the thousand kinds of spices one by one.

It seems that he neglected Ah Lian when he was busy with government affairs, and he will spend more time with him in the future.

Wei Lian: "...Thank you for the compliment."

"So," Ji Yue lowered his eyes, and his tone was not very happy, "Should we go back to find her?"

Wei Lian asked, "Are you going to be angry?"

Ji Yue looked at him: "I will never be angry with you."

"But you will be sullen all by yourself." Wei Lian had already seen through him.

Ji Yue turned his head: "...huh."

Wei Lian asked with a smile, "Are you going to clean me up at night?"

Ji Yue still turned his head: "I have to clean up."

But in fact, he can't do anything to Wei Lian.

Except for the out-of-control days before Wei Lian went to Jiangzhou, Ji Yue was very gentle to Wei Lian both in bed and off.Even if Wei Lian sometimes wanted to punish someone a little bit, if Wei Lian rolled his eyes once or acted coquettishly, it would be Ji Yue who would admit defeat.

This person was always restless, and even went too far when his feelings were strong. No matter how much Wei Lian pestered Ji Yue, Ji Yue would take a cold bath by himself because he was worried about Wei Lian's body.

Leaving the unbelievable young man there, I was so angry that I wanted to curse, but also felt warm in my heart, sour and sweet.

Wei Lian had never seen anyone who was more gentle to him than Ji Yue.

He is always confident in front of this person.

Then, he is also willing to do anything for Ji Yue.

Wei Lian gave a low laugh, leaned over, and whispered in Ji Yue's ear.

Ji Yue turned around in shock.

The lips under the mask were pursed lightly, but they couldn't hide the rapidly flushed complexion and earlobes.

Ah Lian is really...

Wei Lian has whispered so many whispers to him, but there has never been one that made him explode more mentally than this one.

Wei Lian said——

"How do you deal with me?"

"Is it enough to kiss Ji Xiaoyue?"